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Spell Bee Word: Taxi


What does taxi mean?

Word: Taxi

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Taxi means a car with a driver that you pay to take you where you want to go.

How do you spell taxi?

Syllables: tax - i

Tricky part: It ends in a plain i, not y or ee, even though the end sounds like ee.

Watch out for: taxee, tacsi, taxie

Memory tip: Picture the light on a taxi's roof: the i at the end stands up straight with its dot on top, like that little light.

Taxi in a sentence

Example 1: We took a taxi to the airport.

Example 2: Papa booked a taxi on his phone.

Example 3: The taxi driver helped Mum lift her suitcase.

Fun Fact

The word taxi comes from taximeter, the little machine in the car that works out how much you have to pay for the ride.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

taxi

a) bus
b) truck
c) cab
d) van

Show answer

c) cab. Cab is another name for a taxi; you hire both with a driver.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) texi
b) tram
c) lorry
d) scooter

Show answer

a) texi. Texi has an e where the a belongs.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The taksi stopped right outside our gate.

a) gate
b) taksi
c) outside
d) stopped

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b) taksi. One letter, x, does the work of k and s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Mumbai, many old taxis are painted in which two colours?

a) red and white
b) black and yellow
c) green and blue
d) pink and orange

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b) black and yellow

2. What should you do before you get out of a taxi?

a) pay the fare
b) ring the bell
c) show a bus pass
d) punch a ticket

Show answer

a) pay the fare

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with t: telescope, tough, trousers, tremble, travel, tunic

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Next steps

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