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Spell Bee Word: Speedboat

Speedboat (noun): a small, fast boat with an engine that moves very quickly over water.

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What does speedboat mean?

Word: Speedboat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Speedboat means a small, fast boat with an engine that moves very quickly over water.

Synonyms: motorboat

How do you spell speedboat?

Syllables: speed - boat

Tricky part: Speed has a double e, and children often write ea instead.

Watch out for: speadboat, spedboat

Memory tip: Two e's for the two white waves a speeding boat leaves behind it.

Speedboat in a sentence

Example 1: A speedboat zoomed past our slow wooden boat on the lake.

Example 2: The speedboat left a long white trail behind it.

Example 3: Hold on tight when the speedboat turns.

Fun Fact

At high speed, a speedboat rises up and skims along the top of the water instead of pushing through it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) speedboat
b) speedboot
c) speedbote
d) speedbowt

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a) speedboat. The second half is spelt like the boat in a rowing boat: o, then a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

spee_boat

a) b
b) t
c) d
d) p

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c) d. The first half ends in d, as in need and feed.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tobaespde

a) speebdoat
b) speedboat
c) speedtoab
d) sdeepboat

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b) speedboat. Only one choice reads as a fast boat when you say it aloud.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We rode a speedboat to a small iland.

a) rode
b) speedboat
c) small
d) iland

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d) iland. Island has a silent s after the i: i-s-l-a-n-d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should everyone on a speedboat wear?

a) a sun hat
b) a raincoat
c) a life jacket
d) sandals

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c) a life jacket

2. Which of these also moves on water, like a speedboat?

a) a ferry
b) a tractor
c) a lorry
d) a scooter

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a) a ferry

Associated Words

Words that end in -oat: overcoat, float, petticoat, waistcoat

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Next steps

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