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Spell Bee Word: Rain


What does rain mean?

Word: Rain

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rain means drops of water that fall from the clouds.

Sounds like: reign (the time when a king or queen rules); rein (a strap used to guide a horse)

How do you spell rain?

Syllables: rain

Tricky part: The long a sound is made by two letters, a and i, sitting side by side. Spelling by sound alone, many children write rane.

Watch out for: rane, raine

Memory tip: Think of the a and the i as two raindrops falling side by side in the middle of the word.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. rain or shine: whatever the weather; no matter what happens Example: "Our milkman comes every morning, rain or shine."

Rain in a sentence

Example 1: The rain made the garden smell fresh.

Example 2: We wore our gumboots and jumped in the rain.

Example 3: Our school bus was late because of the heavy rain.

Fun Fact

Raindrops are not shaped like tears. Small drops are round, and big drops get flattened at the bottom as they fall, a bit like a bun.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

rain

a) thunder
b) sunshine
c) wind
d) shower

Show answer

d) shower. A shower is a short spell of falling water drops, so it is the word nearest to rain.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

grey clouds, thunder, ____, puddles

a) frost
b) smoke
c) rain
d) dust

Show answer

c) rain. Grey clouds gather, thunder rumbles, rain pours down and puddles are left behind.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rainn

a) r
b) i
c) n
d) a

Show answer

c) n. Rain ends with just one n.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these do people open over their heads in the rain?

a) a lunchbox
b) an umbrella
c) a book
d) a kite

Show answer

b) an umbrella

2. In India, most of the rain falls in which season?

a) monsoon
b) winter
c) spring
d) autumn

Show answer

a) monsoon

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: reign

More words from this list

sniff, turkey, athlete, bunch, crown, finish, honest, muffin

Next steps

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