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Spell Bee Word: Ribbon

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What does ribbon mean?

Word: Ribbon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ribbon means a long, narrow strip of cloth used to tie hair, decorate gifts or make bows.

How do you spell ribbon?

Syllables: rib - bon

Tricky part: There are two b's in the middle. Children write ribon with only one.

Watch out for: ribon, riben

Memory tip: Say rib-bon and clap twice, once for each b in the middle.

Ribbon in a sentence

Example 1: Emma tied a red ribbon in her plait.

Example 2: The minister cut the ribbon to open the new library.

Example 3: We decorated the gift with a golden ribbon.

Fun Fact

Old typewriters printed letters by striking an inked ribbon against the paper.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ribbun
b) ribbon
c) ribbin
d) ribben

Show answer

b) ribbon. The second beat has the o of hot.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

bobrin

a) irbbon
b) ribbno
c) rbbion
d) ribbon

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d) ribbon. Start with r and end with n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

r_bbon

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

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d) i. Rib has the i of pin.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ribbonn

a) n
b) r
c) b
d) o

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a) n. The b's are doubled in ribbon, but the n is not.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You have no ribbon to tie a gift. What else could you use?

a) a spoon
b) a coin
c) a pencil
d) a piece of string

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d) a piece of string

2. Which of these could you tie with a ribbon?

a) a hot cup of tea
b) a glass of water
c) a bowl of soup
d) a bunch of flowers

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d) a bunch of flowers

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ri: rickshaw, rich, ride, riddle, ripe, rider

More words from this list

speech, volcano, baa, caravan, dawn, floor, indigo, needle

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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