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Spell Bee Word: Tangerine


What does tangerine mean?

Word: Tangerine

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tangerine means a small, sweet fruit like a little orange, with loose skin.

How do you spell tangerine?

Syllables: tan - ge - rine

Tricky part: The g is soft here, so the ear says j. Many children write tanjerine for that reason.

Watch out for: tanjerine, tangerin

Memory tip: Ginger and tangerine share the same soft g: picture the two side by side on a kitchen shelf.

Tangerine in a sentence

Example 1: Arjun peeled a tangerine and shared the slices with his sister.

Example 2: The smell of one fresh tangerine can fill a whole classroom.

Example 3: Our winter fruit basket always holds a tangerine or two.

Fun Fact

The name comes from Tangier, a port city in Morocco. It was first used in English for the fruit in the 1800s.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

tangerrine

a) n
b) r
c) e
d) g

Show answer

b) r. The r stays single, even though berry tempts you to write two.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The fruit seller gave each child a juicy tangerene after the village fair.

a) seller
b) juicy
c) village
d) tangerene

Show answer

d) tangerene. The ending is spelt like the one in marine and machine.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) apricot
b) tangerine
c) pomagranate
d) raspberry

Show answer

c) pomagranate. Pomegranate has an e after the m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can most children open a tangerine without a knife?

a) Its shape is rather flat
b) Its juice is very sweet
c) Its seeds are very soft
d) Its peel comes away by hand

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d) Its peel comes away by hand

2. Where does a tangerine grow?

a) under the soil in a field
b) inside a long bean pod
c) on a citrus tree in an orchard
d) on a vine along the ground

Show answer

c) on a citrus tree in an orchard

Associated Words

Words that end in -ine: aubergine, decline, determine, refine, intestine, genuine

More words from this list

amenity, bridal, constant, discomfort, fix, industrious, navigate, reassure

Next steps

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