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Spell Bee Word: Sea


What does sea mean?

Word: Sea

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sea means a very large area of salty water. A sea is smaller than an ocean.

Synonyms: ocean

Antonyms: land

Sounds like: see (to look at something with your eyes)

How do you spell sea?

Syllables: sea

Tricky part: Sea sounds just like see, but it is spelt with ea. See, with two e's, is what you do with your eyes.

Watch out for: sae, sia

Memory tip: Sea has an a, like the shape of a little wave. See has two e's, like two eyes.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. all at sea: Feeling mixed up and not sure what to do. Example: "I was all at sea with the new board game."

Sea in a sentence

Example 1: We collected pebbles by the sea.

Example 2: Fish and crabs live in the sea.

Example 3: The sea at Marina Beach was very windy.

Fun Fact

Sea water is salty because rivers carry tiny bits of salt from rocks down into it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rane
b) sea

Show answer

a) rane. Rain is spelt with ai, so rane is wrong.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'sea':

a) tea
b) say

Show answer

b) say. Say ends in an ay sound; tea rhymes with sea.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_ea

a) z
b) s

Show answer

b) s. Sea starts with s; zea is not a word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could you find on the sand by the sea?

a) shells
b) desks
c) pencils
d) pans

Show answer

a) shells

2. Which animal lives in the sea?

a) a camel
b) a tiger
c) a goat
d) a whale

Show answer

d) a whale

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: ocean

More words from this list

than, when, baby, card, face, have, it, mum

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