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Spell Bee Word: Rectangle


What does rectangle mean?

Word: Rectangle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rectangle means a flat shape with four straight sides and four square corners. The sides opposite each other are the same length.

How do you spell rectangle?

Syllables: rec - tan - gle

Tricky part: Children hear a k sound in the middle and write a k, but rectangle uses a c there.

Watch out for: rektangle, rectangel

Memory tip: Rectangle ends like angle: a rectangle has four right angles.

Rectangle in a sentence

Example 1: My pencil box is shaped like a rectangle.

Example 2: Draw a rectangle and colour it blue.

Example 3: The cricket pitch is a long, thin rectangle.

Fun Fact

A square is a special kind of rectangle, because it also has four right angles.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

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

rectangle

a) gentle
b) garden
c) crate
d) clear

Show answer

b) garden. Garden needs a d, and rectangle has none.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) rectangle, circle, traingle, ovul
b) rectangle, circle, triangle, oval
c) rectangle, circel, triangle, ovel
d) rectangle, sircle, triangel, oval

Show answer

b) rectangle, circle, triangle, oval. Circle, triangle and oval are all spelt correctly in this list.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

r_ctangle

a) e
b) i
c) a
d) u

Show answer

a) e. Rectangle starts with re, as red does.

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with rectangle?

a) dangle
b) tangle
c) jungle
d) bangle

Show answer

c) jungle. Jungle has a u sound before its ng, while tangle, dangle and bangle share the a sound of rectangle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is NOT usually shaped like a rectangle?

a) a brick
b) a book
c) a coin
d) a door

Show answer

c) a coin

2. Which tool helps you draw the straight sides of a rectangle?

a) a sharpener
b) a rubber
c) a crayon
d) a ruler

Show answer

d) a ruler

Associated Words

More Class 1 Winter Spell Bee words starting with r: reptile, raindrop, rise, rush, reach, rub

More words from this list

slip, tadpole, wait, boil, dish, hang, medal, patch

Next steps

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