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Spell Bee Word: Playground


What does playground mean?

Word: Playground

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Playground means an outdoor area for children, often with swings, slides and see-saws.

Synonyms: play area

How do you spell playground?

Syllables: play - ground

Tricky part: Ground has ou, not ow, though the sound is the same.

Watch out for: playgrownd, play grownd

Memory tip: When you tumble on the playground you might cry ou: that cry sits in the middle of ground.

Playground in a sentence

Example 1: The playground fills up as soon as the bell rings.

Example 2: Our school playground has two slides and a sandpit.

Example 3: Riya lost her water bottle somewhere in the playground.

Fun Fact

The Alps of Switzerland were nicknamed the Playground of Europe after the climber Leslie Stephen's 1871 book of that name.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) playground
b) plaiground
c) plaground
d) pleyground

Show answer

a) playground. The first half ends in ay, as in day.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) exercise
b) sandpit
c) playgound
d) climbing

Show answer

c) playgound. Ground needs an r after the g.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

p_aygrou_d

a) l, n
b) r, m
c) l, m
d) r, n

Show answer

a) l, n. The word begins pl, and the last part ends nd.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would you NOT find in a playground?

a) a see-saw
b) a roundabout
c) a slide
d) a blackboard

Show answer

d) a blackboard

2. The school playground is usually busiest during ____.

a) the school holidays
b) the lunch break
c) a maths test
d) a spelling quiz

Show answer

b) the lunch break

Associated Words

fresheducatehaircutconclusioncauliflower
clearwristbandcomfortablepuppetglory

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