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Spell Bee Word: Spice


What does spice mean?

Word: Spice

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Spice means a part of a plant, such as a seed, bark or dried root, that adds flavour to food.

How do you spell spice?

Syllables: spice

Tricky part: The s sound before the last e is spelt c, not s. The final e is silent.

Watch out for: spise, spicce

Memory tip: The c in spice is like a little curved spoon scooping up red chilli powder.

Spice in a sentence

Example 1: A pinch of spice makes the soup taste better.

Example 2: Grandma keeps every spice in a round steel box.

Example 3: Too much spice made my eyes water.

Fun Fact

Black pepper from Kerala has been traded across the seas for more than 2,000 years and was once called black gold.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pepper
b) spyce
c) ginger
d) garlic

Show answer

b) spyce. Spice is spelt with an i, as in spin and spill.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

sppice

a) i
b) p
c) s
d) c

Show answer

b) p. Only one p follows the s at the start.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

spice

a) seasoning
b) rice
c) flour
d) bread

Show answer

a) seasoning. Spice and seasoning both mean something added to food to give it more flavour.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a spice?

a) cashews
b) cloves
c) raisins
d) peas

Show answer

b) cloves

2. Which spice turns lentil soup yellow?

a) turmeric
b) cumin
c) black pepper
d) mustard seeds

Show answer

a) turmeric

Associated Words

Words that end in -ice: juice, notice, justice, advice, solstice

More words from this list

until, armchair, central, drawer, gorilla, jacket, movement, quite

Next steps

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