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Spell Bee Word: Queen


Basic Details

Word: Queen

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A woman who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

How to Spell Queen

Syllables: queen

Tricky part: Q is always followed by u in English words like this, and the vowel sound is a double e. Qeen and qween are common.

Watch out for: qeen, qween, quen

Memory tip: Q never goes anywhere without u. After them come two e's, standing like guards, and then n.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The queen waved from her golden chariot.

Example 2: In chess, the queen can move in any straight line.

Example 3: Sana played the queen in our class play.

Fun Fact

Rani Lakshmibai, the queen of Jhansi, led her soldiers against British forces in 1857 and 1858.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the masculine form of the word:

queen

a) prince
b) king
c) kingess
d) lord

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b) king. A king and a queen are the male and female rulers.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

unqee

a) quene
b) queen
c) queun
d) qeuen

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b) queen. Start with qu, then put both e's together before the n.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

queeen

a) q
b) e
c) n
d) u

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b) e. Queen has two e's, not three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a queen most likely to wear?

a) a helmet
b) a school badge
c) a raincoat
d) a crown

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d) a crown

2. In a beehive, the queen bee's main job is to ____.

a) lay eggs
b) build wax
c) collect honey
d) guard the door

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a) lay eggs

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