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Spell Bee Word: Sunbeam


What does sunbeam mean?

Word: Sunbeam

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sunbeam means a narrow line of sunlight shining through a gap, such as a window or a break in the clouds.

How do you spell sunbeam?

Syllables: sun - beam

Tricky part: The second part is beam, with ea, not ee. Both spellings make the same long sound, so children mix them up.

Watch out for: sunbeem, sunbiem

Memory tip: Eat breakfast in a sunbeam: eat and beam both use ea for the long e sound.

Sunbeam in a sentence

Example 1: A sunbeam came through the gap in the curtains and woke me up.

Example 2: Our cat loves to sleep in the warm sunbeam on the floor.

Example 3: Through the clouds, one bright sunbeam fell on the temple roof.

Fun Fact

You can only see a sunbeam's path because tiny bits of dust or water in the air scatter the light towards your eyes.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) sunbeam
b) sanbeam
c) sunnbeam
d) sumbeam

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a) sunbeam. Sun keeps its short u and its single n when beam joins it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

basmenu

a) sunbeam
b) nusbeam
c) snubeam
d) subneam

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a) sunbeam. Two short words hide in these letters, and one of them is a line of light.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sunbeam
b) moonlite
c) sunshien
d) rainbo

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a) sunbeam. Look at the endings: sunshine ends in ine, rainbow in ow and moonlight in ight, so only sunbeam is complete.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: sunbeam

a) shadow
b) ray
c) cloud
d) breeze

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b) ray. A ray is a single line of light, just like a sunbeam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could block a sunbeam?

a) a thick curtain
b) a clear window
c) a clear plastic sheet
d) an open door

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a) a thick curtain

2. When could you see a sunbeam shining into your room?

a) on a sunny morning
b) on a starry night
c) at midnight
d) after the sun has set

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a) on a sunny morning

Associated Words

Next steps

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