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Spell Bee Word: Stripe


What does stripe mean?

Word: Stripe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Stripe means a long, narrow band of colour on a surface, different from the colour around it.

Synonyms: band, line

How do you spell stripe?

Syllables: stripe

Tricky part: The silent e at the end makes the i say its name, as in bike and time. Leave the e off and you get a different word with a short i.

Watch out for: stryp, straip, strype

Memory tip: The e on the end is a quiet helper: it makes the i say its own name, so the word sounds like stripe and not strip.

Stripe in a sentence

Example 1: A bee has yellow and black stripes on its body.

Example 2: Ivan's school tie has red and blue stripes.

Example 3: The painter added a yellow stripe along the edge of the road.

Fun Fact

No two zebras have exactly the same pattern of stripes, much like no two people have the same fingerprints.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

stripe

a) street
b) ripe
c) tries
d) spite

Show answer

a) street. Street needs two e's and two t's, and stripe has only one of each.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with stripe?

a) step
b) tap
c) tip
d) type

Show answer

d) type. Type has the same long i and p sound, even though it is spelt with y.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) colour : colours
b) stripe : stripes
c) pattern : paterns
d) zebra : zebras

Show answer

c) pattern : paterns. Pattern keeps its double t when it takes an s.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) ribbon
b) jacket
c) zebra
d) strippe

Show answer

d) strippe. Stripe has only one p; take one away and the word is right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which flag has three stripes of colour?

a) the flag of France
b) the flag of Nepal
c) the flag of Bhutan
d) the flag of Japan

Show answer

a) the flag of France

2. Which of these animals has stripes?

a) a leopard
b) a giraffe
c) an elephant
d) a tiger

Show answer

d) a tiger

Associated Words

Words that start with str: strainer, strain, straw

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