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Spell Bee Word: Ship


What does ship mean?

Word: Ship

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ship means a very big boat that carries people or goods across the sea.

Synonyms: vessel

How do you spell ship?

Syllables: ship

Tricky part: Ship starts with sh, two letters that make one hushing sound. Without the h it would be sip, a different word.

Watch out for: sship, schip

Memory tip: Put a finger to your lips and say shh: that quiet sound at the start of ship needs both s and h.

Ship in a sentence

Example 1: A ship brought the cars from Japan.

Example 2: We waved at the ship from the shore in Mumbai.

Example 3: The ship's horn was very loud.

Fun Fact

A ship's speed is measured in knots. One knot is a little less than 2 kilometres an hour.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) shippe
b) shipp
c) shipe
d) ship

Show answer

d) ship. Ship ends with one p and no e.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

raft, canoe, boat, ____

a) ship
b) oar
c) sail
d) net

Show answer

a) ship. These grow from small to big, and a ship is bigger than any boat.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our class drew a big shep with three sails.

a) class
b) drew
c) shep
d) sails

Show answer

c) shep. The vowel in ship is a short i, as in sit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in charge of a ship?

a) the pilot
b) the captain
c) the driver
d) the guard

Show answer

b) the captain

2. What does a ship drop into the water to stay in one place?

a) an anchor
b) a rope ladder
c) a sail
d) a flag

Show answer

a) an anchor

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: vessel

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Next steps

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