Spell Bee Word: Plot

What does plot mean?

Word: Plot

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Plot means a small piece of land, for example for a garden or a house. A plot is also what happens in a story.

How do you spell plot?

Syllables: plot

Tricky part: Plot ends with a single t and no e.

Watch out for: plote, pllot, plotte

Memory tip: Plot, hot and not all end in ot with a single t and nothing after it.

Plot in a sentence

Example 1: Grandpa grows tomatoes on a small plot behind the house.

Example 2: The plot of the story had a lost puppy and a brave girl.

Example 3: They bought a plot of land to build a new home.

Fun Fact

Plot has a third meaning too: a secret plan. In a story, a group of friends might plot a surprise party for their teacher.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) garden
b) house
c) story
d) ploat

Show answer

d) ploat. Plot has a short o, as in pot, with no a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

oltp

a) lpot
b) oplt
c) lopt
d) plot

Show answer

d) plot. Plot ends with t; work back from there.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

p_ot

a) n
b) i
c) l
d) h

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c) l. We hear the l straight after the p in plot.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We planted carots on our small plot.

a) planted
b) carots
c) small
d) plot

Show answer

b) carots. Carrots has a double r in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To grow vegetables on a plot, first you ____ the soil.

a) wash
b) fold
c) paint
d) dig

Show answer

d) dig

2. Plot rhymes with ____.

a) pilot
b) plate
c) spot
d) plan

Show answer

c) spot

Associated Words

More words from this list

shake, thirteen, actually, block, cloud, enjoy, grape, lonely

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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