What does sandpit mean?
Word: Sandpit
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Sandpit means a hollow in the ground, or a large low box, filled with sand for young children to play in.
How do you spell sandpit?
Syllables: sand - pit
Tricky part: The d before the p is hardly heard when you say the word quickly, so many children write sanpit.
Watch out for: sanpit, sampit
Memory tip: Touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth for the d before your lips close for the p; that tiny pause keeps the d in.
Sandpit in a sentence
Example 1: Our nursery school has a big sandpit under a shady neem tree.
Example 2: My little cousin dug a deep hole in the sandpit with her hands.
Example 3: After playing in the sandpit, we washed the sand off our feet.
Fun Fact
Many sandpits have a lid, so that rain, leaves and cats stay out when no one is playing.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the unfinished word to make a new word:
The children built a castle in the sand_______ at the park.
a) pitte
b) pite
c) pitt
d) pit
Show answer
d) pit. A pit is a hole in the ground, and it ends with a single t.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
tdinaps 1234567
a) 7524631
b) 7542613
c) 7542631
d) 7452631
Show answer
c) 7542631. Take the letters in the order 7, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3, 1 to get sandpit.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
sandpit
a) paint
b) plant
c) stand
d) snap
Show answer
b) plant. All the other words fit, but plant brings in an l from outside.
Sound Check
Which of the following words has the 'a' sound as in sandpit?
a) hate
b) hall
c) harm
d) hat
Show answer
d) hat. Hat has the short a of sandpit; hate, hall and harm say their a in other ways.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would you most likely take with you to a sandpit?
a) a skipping rope
b) a bucket and spade
c) a kite and string
d) a pillow and sheet
Show answer
b) a bucket and spade
2. A sandpit is a bit like a tiny ___.
a) beach
b) rocky hill
c) swimming pool
d) muddy field
Show answer
a) beach
