Spell Bee Word: Solid

What does solid mean?

Word: Solid

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Solid means something that keeps its own shape, like a stone. You cannot pour it or breathe it in.

Antonyms: gas

How do you spell solid?

Syllables: sol - id

Tricky part: There is only one l in solid, even though many children write two.

Watch out for: sollid, sollud

Memory tip: A solid stands on its own and keeps its shape, and so does its l: just one.

Solid in a sentence

Example 1: Ice is water in solid form.

Example 2: A brick is a solid.

Example 3: Cheese is a solid, so you can cut it into cubes.

Fun Fact

Water turns into a solid, ice, when it gets as cold as 0 degrees Celsius.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

solid

a) firm
b) strong
c) liquid
d) hard

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c) liquid. A liquid flows and takes the shape of its container; a solid keeps its own shape.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) solid
b) saulid
c) sulid
d) soolid

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a) solid. The first vowel in solid is a single o.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

sol_d

a) o
b) i
c) u
d) a

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b) i. Solid ends in id, as in lid.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which thing here is a solid?

a) a wooden block
b) a cup of juice
c) a glass of milk
d) a cloud of steam

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a) a wooden block

2. What happens to a solid block of butter in a hot pan?

a) it stays the same
b) it gets harder
c) it freezes
d) it melts

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d) it melts

Associated Words

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Next steps

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