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Spell Bee Word: Tea


What does tea mean?

Word: Tea

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tea means a hot drink made by putting dried tea leaves in boiling water, often with milk and sugar.

Sounds like: tee (A small peg that holds a golf ball.)

How do you spell tea?

Syllables: tea

Tricky part: Tea sounds exactly like tee, the peg that holds a golf ball, and like the letter T, so think about the meaning before you write it.

Watch out for: tae, tay

Memory tip: Tea is something you drink; a tee is something you rest a golf ball on.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. not my cup of tea: Something I do not enjoy. Example: "Loud music is not my cup of tea."

Tea in a sentence

Example 1: Dadi drinks tea every evening.

Example 2: We had tea and biscuits after the game.

Example 3: Ma makes tea in a steel pot every morning.

Fun Fact

Tea reached Britain in the 1600s, and afternoon tea with sandwiches and cakes became a British habit in the 1800s.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

te_

a) o
b) a
c) u
d) y

Show answer

b) a. The long e in tea is made by e and a together.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: tea

a) juice
b) milk
c) chai
d) coffee

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c) chai. Chai is the word many Indians use for tea.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

breakfast, lunch, ____, dinner

a) brunch
b) tea
c) picnic
d) feast

Show answer

b) tea. Tea can also be a light meal in the late afternoon, between lunch and dinner.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sugar
b) kettel
c) tea
d) cup

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b) kettel. Kettle ends in le, like bottle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Indian state is famous for its tea gardens?

a) Goa
b) Punjab
c) Assam
d) Rajasthan

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c) Assam

2. Which pair is added to make masala tea?

a) salt and chilli
b) cumin and turmeric
c) ginger and cardamom
d) onion and garlic

Show answer

c) ginger and cardamom

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Next steps

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