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Spell Bee Word: Scone


What does scone mean?

Word: Scone

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Scone means a small, round, soft cake, often cut in half and eaten with butter or jam.

How do you spell scone?

Syllables: scone

Tricky part: However you say it, scone begins with s and then c. Writing a k after the s is the slip to avoid.

Watch out for: skone, schone

Memory tip: Scone opens with sc, and that c makes a hard sound, just like a k would.

Scone in a sentence

Example 1: Nani baked warm scones for tea.

Example 2: I spread strawberry jam on my scone.

Example 3: The cafe sells cheese scones and lemon cake.

Fun Fact

In the south-west of England, a cream tea means a pot of tea served with scones, clotted cream and jam.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

sc_ne

a) i
b) o
c) u
d) a

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b) o. The vowel is o, whichever way you say the word.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

sconne

a) o
b) c
c) e
d) n

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d) n. There is just one n near the end.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) scone
b) scon
c) sconee
d) scoen

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a) scone. A single silent e finishes the word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which shop would sell scones?

a) a toy shop
b) a shoe shop
c) a bakery
d) a bookshop

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c) a bakery

2. Zoya cut her scone in half. What would she most likely put inside?

a) rice and curry
b) lemon and salt
c) butter and jam
d) ketchup and mustard

Show answer

c) butter and jam

Associated Words

Words that end in -one: ozone, alone, throne, anyone, microphone, backbone

More words from this list

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Next steps

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