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Spell Bee Word: Some


What does some mean?

Word: Some

Part of Speech: Determiner

Meaning: Some means a few of something, or a part of it, but not all of it.

Sounds like: sum (a maths question, or the total you get when you add numbers)

How do you spell some?

Syllables: some

Tricky part: The o in some sounds like the u in cup. Children often put a u there.

Watch out for: sume, soome

Memory tip: Make your mouth into a round O as you write the middle of some, even though the sound you say is not round.

Some in a sentence

Example 1: Can I have some rice?

Example 2: Some birds can swim.

Example 3: Dad gave me some red crayons.

Fun Fact

Join some to other words and you get someone, something, sometimes and somewhere.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with some.

a) come
b) home

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a) come. Say them aloud: come ends with the same sound as some. Home has a long oh sound.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

som_

a) o
b) e

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b) e. This vowel stays quiet at the very end of the word.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

oesm

a) some
b) soem

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a) some. The first letter is s, as in sun, and the word finishes with a letter you do not hear.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

some ---> egg ---> ____

a) goat
b) ear

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a) goat. Egg stops on a g, so the chain goes on with goat. Ear only shares its first letter with egg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are ten sweets in a box. Ravi eats some of them. How many could be left?

a) twenty
b) ten
c) four
d) eleven

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c) four

2. Which word fits? Please give me some ___.

a) water
b) very
c) ran
d) under

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a) water

Associated Words

Words that end in -me: flame, frame, welcome, playtime

More words from this list

was, are, cat, fin, him, let, nut, pug

Next steps

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