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Spell Bee Word: sealing


Basic Details

Word: Sealing

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Closing something tightly so that nothing can get in or out. It is the -ing form of seal.

Synonyms: closing, fastening, shutting

Antonyms: opening, unsealing

Sounds like: ceiling (the inside top surface of a room)

How to Spell Sealing

Syllables: seal - ing

Tricky part: It sounds exactly like ceiling, the top of a room. Sealing starts with s and has ea, and it keeps one l.

Watch out for: sealling, seiling, sealeing

Memory tip: Sealing is just what you do with a seal: seal + ing, with nothing dropped and nothing doubled.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Amma is sealing the pickle jars so that air cannot spoil the mango.

Example 2: The workers are sealing the cracks in the water tank.

Example 3: After sealing the envelope, I wrote the address in neat letters.

Fun Fact

Before gummed envelopes, letters were closed with melted sealing wax. A metal stamp, also called a seal, was pressed into the wax to show who sent it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: sealing

a) fastening
b) opening
c) locking
d) closing

Show answer

b) opening. Sealing shuts something up tight, while opening lets it out.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dad is sealling the gaps around the window before the monsoon arrives.

a) sealling
b) gaps
c) window
d) monsoon

Show answer

a) sealling. The verb seal ends in a single l, and ing is simply added to it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) recieving
b) sealing
c) beleiving
d) conceeling

Show answer

b) sealing. Receiving needs ei, believing needs ie and concealing needs ea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word sounds like sealing but means the top of a room?

a) ceiling
b) sitting
c) sailing
d) selling

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a) ceiling

2. Why would someone be sealing a box?

a) to keep its contents safe inside
b) to let air flow in
c) to make it lighter
d) to paint it

Show answer

a) to keep its contents safe inside

Associated Words

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