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Spell Bee Word: Sing


What does sing mean?

Word: Sing

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Sing means to make music with your voice, using words and a tune.

How do you spell sing?

Syllables: sing

Tricky part: The end is ng, two letters that make one sound.

Watch out for: sinng, singg

Memory tip: Hum the end of sing and feel it buzz in your nose. That hum is written with two letters: n, then g.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. sing someone's praises: To keep saying good things about someone. Example: "Our coach sings Meera's praises after every match."

Sing in a sentence

Example 1: We sing the national anthem every morning.

Example 2: Birds sing at sunrise.

Example 3: Can you sing a song in Tamil?

Fun Fact

Male humpback whales sing long songs under the sea, and one song can go on for many minutes.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) syng
b) sing
c) sieng
d) seng

Show answer

b) sing. The only vowel in sing is a short i.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

sing

a) chant
b) cough
c) shout
d) whisper

Show answer

a) chant. To chant is to say words over and over in a tune, which is very close to singing.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Let us cing a song for Dadi.

a) song
b) Let
c) cing
d) Dadi

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c) cing. Sing starts with an s, not a c, even though c can sound like s in city.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A group of people who sing together is called a ____.

a) crew
b) choir
c) team
d) queue

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b) choir

2. Which Indian bird is known for its loud, sweet song in summer?

a) the vulture
b) the ostrich
c) the crow
d) the koel

Show answer

d) the koel

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with s: slipper, smooth, seal, sheep, stem, secret

More words from this list

tomato, alligator, brand, cook, farm, hammer, meerkat, porcupine

Next steps

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