Spell Bee Word: Pot

What does pot mean?

Word: Pot

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pot means a deep, round container used for cooking or for growing plants.

How do you spell pot?

Syllables: pot

Tricky part: The o in pot is short. Put an a in its place and you get pat.

Watch out for: paut, poht

Memory tip: Pot backwards is top. Put the lid on the top of the pot.

Pot in a sentence

Example 1: Dal is cooking in the pot.

Example 2: Nani grows tulsi in a clay pot.

Example 3: The pot is full of water.

Fun Fact

In India, clay pots called matkas keep drinking water cool in summer.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) pot
b) pott

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b) pott. A single t ends pot, so pott is the wrong one.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with pot.

a) hot
b) hut

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a) hot. Hot and pot sound alike from the middle on; hut changes the middle.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_ot

a) p
b) f

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a) p. Pot starts with the same letter as pan and pin.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

lip ---> pot ---> ____

a) tent
b) pig

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a) tent. Pot ends with t and tent starts with t. Pig starts with p, where pot starts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would you put in a flower pot?

a) soil
b) ink
c) oil
d) milk

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a) soil

2. Mumma is cooking rice in a big pot. Where is the pot?

a) under the bed
b) in the fridge
c) in the cupboard
d) on the stove

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d) on the stove

Associated Words

Next steps

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