Spell Bee Word: Snow

What does snow mean?

Word: Snow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Snow means soft, white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold.

How do you spell snow?

Syllables: snow

Tricky part: The long o sound is spelt ow, as in grow and show.

Watch out for: sno, snoe, snoa

Memory tip: Snow and show rhyme and share the same ow: show me the snow.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. snowed under: Having too much work to do. Example: "Papa is snowed under with work this week."

Snow in a sentence

Example 1: It snows in the hills of Kashmir in winter.

Example 2: We made a snowman with a carrot nose.

Example 3: The mountains were white with snow.

Fun Fact

Every snowflake is built on a six-sided shape, so most have six points or six sides.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) blanket
b) winter
c) mitten
d) snowe

Show answer

d) snowe. Snow has just four letters, and nothing comes after the w.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

cloud, snowflake, ____, snowman

a) mud
b) dust
c) sand
d) snow

Show answer

d) snow. Flakes fall from a cold cloud and pile up into a white blanket, which you can roll into a snowman.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_now

a) s
b) g
c) t
d) b

Show answer

a) s. The word starts with the sound s, then n.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in India does snow often fall in winter?

a) Kolkata
b) Goa
c) Manali
d) Chennai

Show answer

c) Manali

2. When snow melts, what does it turn into?

a) water
b) sand
c) smoke
d) stone

Show answer

a) water

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with s: silly, stray, soup, skateboard, sailor, slipper

More words from this list

turtle, attach, busy, cruel, firefighter, hook, mule, quiz

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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