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Spell Bee Word: Potion


What does potion mean?

Word: Potion

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Potion means a liquid with magic powers, especially in stories.

How do you spell potion?

Syllables: po - tion

Tricky part: There is no r here. Portion, with an r, is a different word, and the two are easily mixed up.

Watch out for: potian, poshun

Memory tip: Stir any r out of the cauldron: this magic mixture keeps only what it needs.

Potion in a sentence

Example 1: The magician in our school play stirred a bubbling green potion.

Example 2: In the comic, one sip of the potion made the hero as small as an ant.

Example 3: Kavya mixed juice and syrup and called it her secret strength potion.

Fun Fact

The word comes from Latin potio, a drink, so long ago a potion was simply something to drink.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) mansion
b) pottion
c) fashion
d) mention

Show answer

b) pottion. One t has to go, because this word has a single t in the middle.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) potion, wizzard, dragon, castel
b) potion, wizzard, draggon, castle
c) potion, wizard, dragen, casle
d) potion, wizard, dragon, castle

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d) potion, wizard, dragon, castle. Every word is right in this list; the others slip on wizard, dragon or castle.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?

potion

a) nation
b) mission
c) emotion
d) mention

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c) emotion. Emotion ends with the same long o and shun sound.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

potion

a) point
b) pint
c) into
d) onion

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d) onion. Onion uses n twice, which potion cannot supply.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are you most likely to read about a potion?

a) in a fairy tale
b) in a maths book
c) in a bus timetable
d) in a weather report

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a) in a fairy tale

2. What would a character in a story most likely do with a potion?

a) wear it
b) sip it
c) plant it
d) fold it

Show answer

b) sip it

Associated Words

Words that end in -tion: injection, operation, multiplication, subtraction, evaporation, germination

More words from this list

spiral, temperature, woman, bracket, could, dozen, griddle, laundry

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