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Spell Bee Word: Soil


Basic Details

Word: Soil

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The top layer of the ground in which plants grow; earth.

Synonyms: earth, ground, mud

How to Spell Soil

Syllables: soil

Tricky part: The oi sound in the middle of a word is spelt oi, not oy. Oy usually comes at the end of a word, as in boy.

Watch out for: soyl, soile, soel

Memory tip: Drop the s from soil and you are left with oil, so the oi spelling is easy to remember.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Plant the seed and cover it with soil.

Example 2: The black soil of Maharashtra is good for growing cotton.

Example 3: Worms make the soil soft and airy.

Fun Fact

A single teaspoon of healthy soil can hold millions of tiny living things such as bacteria.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) poisen
b) soil
c) moysture
d) dissapoint

Show answer

b) soil. Poison, disappoint and moisture are misspelt; soil spells its oi sound correctly.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

After the heavy rain, the soyl near the gate turned to mud.

a) soyl
b) heavy
c) mud
d) gate

Show answer

a) soyl. In the middle of a word, the oi sound is usually spelt oi.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

soil

a) stone
b) earth
c) sky
d) water

Show answer

b) earth. Soil and earth both mean the ground plants grow in.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plants take water from the ____ through their roots.

a) sky
b) leaves
c) flowers
d) soil

Show answer

d) soil

2. Which creature helps make soil healthy?

a) a goldfish
b) a butterfly
c) an earthworm
d) a pigeon

Show answer

c) an earthworm

Associated Words

bedrockcompassstretchcollectdisgust
popcornconfidencedestinyaftercarecarpenter

Next steps

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