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Spell Bee Word: Raincoat


What does raincoat mean?

Word: Raincoat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Raincoat means a coat that keeps you dry when it rains.

How do you spell raincoat?

Syllables: rain - coat

Tricky part: Each half has two vowels side by side: ai in rain and oa in coat. Leaving out the a of coat gives raincot, a very common slip.

Watch out for: raincot, raincote, rancoat

Memory tip: Check the two vowel teams: ai in the first half and oa in the second.

Raincoat in a sentence

Example 1: Put on your raincoat before you go out.

Example 2: My yellow raincoat has a hood.

Example 3: Dadi hung the wet raincoat near the door.

Fun Fact

In the 1820s Charles Macintosh of Scotland made cloth that water could not soak through, so in Britain a raincoat is often called a mac.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rainkoat
b) puddle
c) umbrella
d) thunder

Show answer

a) rainkoat. The k sound in coat is spelt with a c.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rainncoat

a) n
b) t
c) a
d) c

Show answer

a) n. There is just one n, where the first half ends.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

toaicnar

a) raicnoat
b) raincoat
c) rainctoa
d) rainoact

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b) raincoat. Find the wet-weather word first, then the thing you wear.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My sister wore her raincoat to scool.

a) sister
b) wore
c) raincoat
d) scool

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d) scool. School has an h after the c: s-c-h-o-o-l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with a raincoat, which of these also keeps you dry?

a) a sun cap
b) a scarf
c) an umbrella
d) a fan

Show answer

c) an umbrella

2. Raincoat is two small words joined together. Which of these is made the same way?

a) table
b) football
c) window
d) pencil

Show answer

b) football

Associated Words

heateravocadocalmsailormoon
honestbluebraveseagullfight

More words from this list

snowy, twenty, attack, butter, cute, fish, horse, nail

Next steps

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