Spell Bee Word: School

What does school mean?

Word: School

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: School means a place where children go to learn from teachers.

How do you spell school?

Syllables: school

Tricky part: The k sound is spelt ch after the s. Shcool and skule are the kinds of mistakes children make.

Watch out for: shcool, skule

Memory tip: Sound out the h in your head, s-c-h, even though it stays quiet when you speak.

School in a sentence

Example 1: My school starts at eight o'clock.

Example 2: We have sports day at school next week.

Example 3: Arjun walks to school with his sister.

Fun Fact

A large group of fish swimming together is also called a school.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) schol
b) schooll
c) schoul
d) school

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d) school. The middle of school is a double o.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

playgroup, nursery, ____, college

a) garden
b) market
c) hospital
d) school

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d) school. Children go from playgroup to nursery, then to school and later to college.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

schoole

a) s
b) l
c) e
d) h

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c) e. School ends with l; there is no e.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our clasroom is next to the school garden.

a) Our
b) garden
c) school
d) clasroom

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d) clasroom. Classroom is made of class and room, so it keeps the double s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in charge of a whole school?

a) the guard
b) the principal
c) the driver
d) the cook

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b) the principal

2. What is the long break from school in May and June called?

a) the summer holidays
b) the school bell
c) the lunch break
d) the morning assembly

Show answer

a) the summer holidays

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with sc: scoop, scooter, scream

More words from this list

talk, yellow, believe, chilli, dream, gentleman, laugh, party

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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