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Spell Bee Word: Postage


What does postage mean?

Word: Postage

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Postage means the money you pay to send a letter or parcel.

How do you spell postage?

Syllables: post - age

Tricky part: The long oh sound near the start tempts children to write oa or ow, as in boat or slow. Just a plain o is needed.

Watch out for: poastage, powstage

Memory tip: You post a letter in a box, not in a boat, so leave out the oa of boat.

Postage in a sentence

Example 1: Stamps show that the postage has been paid.

Example 2: The postage on this heavy parcel was nine pounds.

Example 3: We paid extra postage to send the book to Canada.

Fun Fact

Britain's Penny Black of 1840 was the world's first postage stamp that could be stuck on a letter, so the sender could pay before posting.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

post

a) ige
b) age
c) idge
d) ege

Show answer

b) age. This suffix ends many nouns, as in luggage and baggage, and it is spelt the same each time.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

postagge

a) t
b) g
c) s
d) a

Show answer

b) g. A single g comes before the quiet e.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) envalope
b) postage
c) telegram
d) receiver

Show answer

a) envalope. An envelope has an e after the v.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

How much is the postage for this birthday gift to my cuzin in Sydney?

a) cuzin
b) birthday
c) postage
d) gift

Show answer

a) cuzin. A cousin is spelt with ou and an s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would cost the most postage?

a) a thin paper bookmark
b) a short thank-you note
c) a heavy box of books
d) a small birthday card

Show answer

c) a heavy box of books

2. A card arrives with a note saying too little postage was paid. What went wrong?

a) The address was written in pencil
b) The sender used too few stamps
c) The card was far too colourful
d) The postman came too early

Show answer

b) The sender used too few stamps

Associated Words

Words that end in -tage: disadvantage, advantage, percentage, backstage

More words from this list

skiing, upset, attention, celery, delay, fencing, hunter, manure

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