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Spell Bee Word: Police


What does police mean?

Word: Police

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Police means the men and women whose job is to keep people safe and make sure rules are followed.

How do you spell police?

Syllables: po - lice

Tricky part: The s sound at the end is spelt with a c. Children who go by the sound write polise.

Watch out for: polise, polize

Memory tip: Think of the police in the city: both words use a c that says s.

Police in a sentence

Example 1: A police officer helped the old man cross the road.

Example 2: A kind police officer found my brother's lost bag.

Example 3: The police band played at our school sports day.

Fun Fact

The word police goes back to an old Greek word for a city.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:

o, i, e

a) t_m_t_
b) c_m_r_
c) p_l_c_
d) b_n_n_

Show answer

c) p_l_c_. With those three vowels in the gaps you get the word; the other three need different vowels.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) farmer
b) teacher
c) doctor
d) pollice

Show answer

d) pollice. This word has only one l. The other three people are spelt right.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

elcpio 123456

a) 462531
b) 462351
c) 642531
d) 426531

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a) 462531. The word opens with p at 4 and o at 6, and only one option carries on correctly from there.

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'ee' sound as in police?

a) pilot
b) machine
c) slice
d) line

Show answer

b) machine. Say them aloud: only machine stretches out that long sound at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At a busy crossing, what does a traffic police officer tell the cars to do?

a) stop and go in turn
b) park on the path
c) turn off their lights
d) race one another

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a) stop and go in turn

2. Which of these is part of a police officer's uniform?

a) a tall chef's hat
b) a long white coat
c) a cap and a badge
d) a striped school tie

Show answer

c) a cap and a badge

Associated Words

Words that end in -ice: nice, voice, twice

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seek, station, today, art, clue, fall, igloo, much

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