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Spell Bee Word: Plateau


What does plateau mean?

Word: Plateau

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Plateau means a large area of high, mostly flat land, raised above the land around it.

Synonyms: tableland

How do you spell plateau?

Syllables: pla - teau

Tricky part: The ending eau comes from French and is said oh. Students often write plateu or platow.

Watch out for: plateu, platow

Memory tip: Eau is the French word for water and is said oh. Picture a water tank sitting on top of a flat, high hill.

Plateau in a sentence

Example 1: Tea grows well on the cool plateau above the town.

Example 2: Our school trip went to a plateau full of wild flowers near Satara.

Example 3: From the edge of the plateau we could see the valley below.

Fun Fact

The Tibetan Plateau, north of the Himalayas, is the highest plateau on Earth, which is why it is often called the Roof of the World.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) plateau
b) vallie
c) mountian
d) desart

Show answer

a) plateau. Mountain, valley and desert are misspelt, so plateau is correct.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

uatelpa

a) palteau
b) patleau
c) lpateau
d) plateau

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d) plateau. Palteau, lpateau and patleau each mix up the first four letters.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

platteau

a) e
b) a
c) u
d) t

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d) t. Plateau has a single t.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

pl_teau

a) o
b) a
c) i
d) e

Show answer

b) a. Plateau starts with plat, with an a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a plateau different from a plain?

a) it is always next to the sea
b) it is high above nearby land
c) it is lower than the sea
d) it is covered in deep snow

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b) it is high above nearby land

2. One of these places in India is a plateau. Which one?

a) the Thar Desert
b) Chilika Lake
c) the Sundarbans
d) the Deccan

Show answer

d) the Deccan

Associated Words

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