Spell Bee Word: Process

What does process mean?

Word: Process

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Process means a set of steps you follow, one after another, to make or do something.

Synonyms: method

How do you spell process?

Syllables: pro - cess

Tricky part: There is one c and then a double s. Children often swap them and write prosess or procces.

Watch out for: proces, prosess, procces

Memory tip: Hear a snake hissing at the end of a long process: that long sss sound is why the word finishes with two s's.

Process in a sentence

Example 1: Making cheese at home is a slow process.

Example 2: Our teacher explained the process of growing a plant from a seed.

Example 3: Getting a passport is a long process with many forms.

Fun Fact

Making paper is a process with many steps: wood is broken down into a soft pulp, spread thin, pressed and then dried into sheets.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) process : processes
b) dish : dishes
c) bus : buses
d) box : boxs

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d) box : boxs. Box adds es to make boxes.

Spellacadabra

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

a) pr__c__ss
b) p__nc__l
c) pl__n__t
d) c__b__n

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a) pr__c__ss. Process takes o then e; planet needs a and e, pencil e and i, and cabin a and i.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. produce 2. process 3. profit

a) 231
b) 123
c) 312
d) 213

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d) 213. After pro, the fourth letters are c, d and f, in that order.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Baking a cake is a process because it ______.

a) needs no work
b) has to be done in order
c) takes one second
d) happens by itself

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b) has to be done in order

2. If a new road is still in the process of being built, the work is ______.

a) still going on
b) called off
c) all finished
d) not yet planned

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a) still going on

Associated Words

Words that end in -ess: fortress, tireless, thoughtless, joyless, faultless, motionless

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: method

More words from this list

sprain, thought, wrap, buttercup, crispy, dung, hamster, matchstick

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