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Spell Bee Word: Syrup

Syrup (noun): a thick, sweet liquid made by boiling sugar in water. Some medicines for children come as a syrup too.


What does syrup mean?

Word: Syrup

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Syrup means a thick, sweet liquid made by boiling sugar in water. Some medicines for children come as a syrup too.

How do you spell syrup?

Syllables: syr - up

Tricky part: The i sound after the s is written with a y, which surprises many children.

Watch out for: sirap, surup

Memory tip: Picture the tail of the y as a thin drip of syrup running down from the s.

Syrup in a sentence

Example 1: The baker brushed the buns with a light sugar syrup.

Example 2: Mum gave me a spoon of cough syrup at night.

Example 3: I poured syrup over my pancakes.

Fun Fact

Maple syrup is made by boiling the sap of maple trees. It takes about forty litres of sap to make one litre of syrup.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) noodles
b) syrrup
c) biscuit
d) pickle

Show answer

b) syrrup. Syrrup doubles the r, but syrup needs just one.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

syr_p

a) e
b) o
c) a
d) u

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d) u. The second beat is up, so a u comes before the p.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

sugarcane, sugar, ____, toffee

a) vinegar
b) syrup
c) salt
d) pepper

Show answer

b) syrup. Sugarcane gives sugar, sugar boiled in water makes syrup, and syrup boiled for longer turns into toffee.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

syrupe

a) u
b) e
c) r
d) p

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b) e. The word stops at the p; there is no e on the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these often comes in sugar syrup?

a) Tinned peaches
b) Bread
c) Crisps
d) Cheese

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a) Tinned peaches

2. What does syrup feel like on your fingers?

a) rough
b) powdery
c) dry
d) sticky

Show answer

d) sticky

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with s: sparkler, steady, straighten, separate, selfish, starfish

More words from this list

worksheet, bottle, cousin, filthy, heart, peanut, search, success

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