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Spell Bee Word: Postman


What does postman mean?

Word: Postman

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Postman means a man who brings letters and parcels to people's homes.

How do you spell postman?

Syllables: post - man

Tricky part: Do not drop the t in the middle, even though it is hard to hear.

Watch out for: posman, possman

Memory tip: Say it slowly, post-man, and tap the table for the t you can hardly hear.

Postman in a sentence

Example 1: The postman rang our bell at ten o'clock.

Example 2: Our postman rides a red bicycle.

Example 3: The postman brought a parcel from Nani.

Fun Fact

India has more than one and a half lakh post offices, one of the biggest postal networks in the world.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

postman

a) postess
b) postwoman
c) postmaid
d) postgirl

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b) postwoman. A woman who delivers letters is a postwoman.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) postmon
b) pustman
c) poastman
d) postman

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d) postman. Post is spelt with one o, and man keeps its a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

po_tman

a) l
b) n
c) s
d) r

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c) s. The s comes before the t, as in post.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The postman knoked loudly on our door.

a) postman
b) knoked
c) loudly
d) door

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b) knoked. Knocked has c and k together after the o: k-n-o-c-k-e-d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before you post a letter, you stick a ____ on it.

a) ribbon
b) button
c) badge
d) stamp

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d) stamp

2. A postman needs the ____ on a letter to know where to take it.

a) shape
b) address
c) smell
d) colour

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b) address

Associated Words

Words that end in -man: policeman, gentleman, caveman

More words from this list

shout, tired, alarm, brain, continue, fame, gull, marigold

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