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Spell Bee Word: Spoil


What does spoil mean?

Word: Spoil

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Spoil means to make something less good or of no use, or, for food, to go bad. To spoil a child is to give them too much of what they want.

Synonyms: damage, rot

Antonyms: improve, fix

How do you spell spoil?

Syllables: spoil

Tricky part: The oi sound comes in the middle, so it is spelt oi, not oy.

Watch out for: spoill, spoyl, spoyle

Memory tip: Spoil, boil and soil keep oi in the middle of the word; oy is kept for the end, as in boy and toy.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. spoilt for choice: having so many good things to pick from that it is hard to choose Example: "At the sweet shop we were spoilt for choice."

Spoil in a sentence

Example 1: Too much salt can spoil the dal.

Example 2: Don't let the rain spoil our picnic.

Example 3: Grandparents love to spoil their grandchildren.

Fun Fact

Honey can last for years without spoiling because it holds very little water and is slightly acidic.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A sudden hailstorm can spoile the mango crop in April.

a) crop
b) mango
c) spoile
d) hailstorm

Show answer

c) spoile. Spoil ends in l with nothing after it, the same as oil and boil.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

spoil

a) paint
b) fold
c) build
d) ruin

Show answer

d) ruin. To spoil something is to ruin it; building, painting and folding do it no harm.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) spoil
b) damige
c) rubish
d) rotton

Show answer

a) spoil. Damage has an a in the middle, rubbish doubles its b and rotten ends in en; spoil is spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which food spoils fastest if kept outside the fridge on a hot day?

a) sugar
b) salt
c) rice grains
d) milk

Show answer

d) milk

2. What would spoil a fresh painting?

a) a hook on the wall
b) a frame around it
c) a label with your name
d) a splash of water before it dries

Show answer

d) a splash of water before it dries

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Next steps

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