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Spell Bee Word: Stale


What does stale mean?

Word: Stale

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Stale means not good to eat any more because it has been kept too long. Stale bread is dry and hard, and stale air smells old because a room has been shut up.

Synonyms: musty

How do you spell stale?

Syllables: stale

Tricky part: The long a sound is made by the a and the silent e at the end working together. Children often use ay or ai instead, writing stayl or stail.

Watch out for: stayl, stail, stayle

Memory tip: Stale works like cake and plate: one a, then a silent e at the end that makes the a say its name.

Stale in a sentence

Example 1: The biscuits went stale because the tin was left open.

Example 2: Open the windows; the air in this room smells stale.

Example 3: Nani never throws stale rotis away; she gives them to the cows.

Fun Fact

Bread goes stale mainly because the starch inside it slowly changes and hardens as the bread sits, not only because it dries out. Warming stale bread can soften it again for a short time.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: stale

a) fresh
b) old
c) dry
d) hard

Show answer

a) fresh. Dry, old and hard all describe stale food; fresh is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) stale
b) sandwitch
c) choclate
d) brekfast

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a) stale. Stale is the only one with nothing missing or added; sandwitch has a stray t, brekfast lost its a and choclate its o.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

s_a_e

a) d, l
b) p, l
c) t, l
d) k, l

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c) t, l. Stale needs a t after the s and an l before the final e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which food goes stale if its packet is left open?

a) rock salt
b) cornflakes
c) brown sugar
d) honey

Show answer

b) cornflakes

2. Ravi said the puris were stale. What did he mean?

a) They were old and had gone hard.
b) They were burnt on one side.
c) They had too much salt.
d) They were too hot to hold.

Show answer

a) They were old and had gone hard.

Associated Words

flarewonderhilariousiratelighthouse
landladyfeastjoycompassiongenerous

Next steps

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