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Spell Bee Word: Sand


What does sand mean?

Word: Sand

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sand means tiny grains of broken rock. Sand covers beaches and deserts.

How do you spell sand?

Syllables: sand

Tricky part: Said quickly, the d at the end can go quiet, so children leave it off and write san.

Watch out for: snad, sant

Memory tip: Stamp your foot in the sand for the d at the end: you should hear it land.

Sand in a sentence

Example 1: We built a sand castle on Juhu beach.

Example 2: The Thar desert in Rajasthan is full of sand.

Example 3: Shake the sand out of your shoes.

Fun Fact

Most glass is made from sand that is heated until it melts.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sande
b) sannd
c) sanned
d) sand

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d) sand. Sand has one n and nothing after the d.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

saand

a) s
b) d
c) a
d) n

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c) a. Sand has a short a, written only once.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ndsa

a) sadn
b) sand
c) nsad
d) sdan

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b) sand. Only one order spells what covers a beach.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

dust, ____, pebble, stone

a) hill
b) mountain
c) boulder
d) sand

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d) sand. Each one is bigger than the last: dust is finest, then grains of sand, then a pebble and a stone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal walks easily on desert sand?

a) a penguin
b) a camel
c) a polar bear
d) a seal

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b) a camel

2. A sand timer tells you how much ____ has passed.

a) food
b) water
c) rain
d) time

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d) time

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with sa: sauce, salad, sandwich, sailor, safety, Saturday

More words from this list

swan, write, beautiful, cheer, door, future, kitten, palm

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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