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Spell Bee Word: Pleat


What does pleat mean?

Word: Pleat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pleat means a fold that is pressed or stitched into cloth, such as the folds in a skirt or a kilt.

Synonyms: fold

How do you spell pleat?

Syllables: pleat

Tricky part: The ee sound is spelt ea. Pleet and plete look possible, but only ea is right.

Watch out for: pleet, plete, pleit

Memory tip: A pleat is a neat fold, and both neat and pleat end in eat.

Pleat in a sentence

Example 1: My school skirt has a pleat every few centimetres.

Example 2: Mum smoothed down the pleats of her long dress.

Example 3: Ask the tailor to add a pleat at the back of the shirt.

Fun Fact

A kilt usually has deep pleats at the back, which let the wearer walk and move easily.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Neha checked each pleat of her uniform skirt before the asembly.

a) checked and skirt
b) pleat and asembly
c) only asembly
d) only pleat

Show answer

c) only asembly. Assembly needs a double s after the a.

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with the given word?

pleat

a) beat
b) treat
c) sheet
d) great

Show answer

d) great. Great is the trap: its eat says ate.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

pleat

a) petal
b) plant
c) leap
d) tale

Show answer

b) plant. Plant needs an n, and pleat has none.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the word before the blank to make a new word:

My sister wore a pleat___ skirt to the party.

a) ted
b) id
c) ed
d) eed

Show answer

c) ed. Pleat just adds ed to make pleated; the t is not doubled after ea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You are most likely to find pleats on ______.

a) a folded paper fan
b) a cricket ball
c) a wooden spoon
d) a glass marble

Show answer

a) a folded paper fan

2. After a skirt is washed, what helps its pleats stay sharp?

a) cutting them shorter
b) ironing them flat
c) soaking them overnight
d) drying them in a ball

Show answer

b) ironing them flat

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with p: prove, pyramid, package, process, paraffin, postcard

More words from this list

speckled, talent, wire, bough, could, dozen, grinder, lentil

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