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Spell Bee Word: Teacup


What does teacup mean?

Word: Teacup

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Teacup means a small china container with a handle, used for drinking chai and other hot drinks.

How do you spell teacup?

Syllables: tea - cup

Tricky part: The long ee sound near the start is spelt with two different vowels, e and a, side by side. Many children write ee there instead.

Watch out for: teecup, tecup

Memory tip: The start has the same two vowels, e then a, that you see in sea and leaf.

Teacup in a sentence

Example 1: Nani poured hot chai into her best teacup.

Example 2: The teacup has tiny blue flowers painted on it.

Example 3: Hold the teacup by its handle so you do not spill.

Fun Fact

Long ago in China, people drank from small bowls with no handles. Handles became common much later, in Europe.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) napkin
b) bottle
c) kettle
d) teakup

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d) teakup. The k sound in the middle of this word is made by a c, not a k.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

teacupp

a) c
b) a
c) p
d) u

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c) p. Only one p closes the word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pectua

a) teacpu
b) teaucp
c) teacup
d) teapuc

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c) teacup. Read each one aloud: only one names something you drink from.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

fill the kettle, boil the water, pour it into a ____, sip slowly

a) basket
b) sandal
c) pillow
d) teacup

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d) teacup. Once the water has boiled, it goes into something you can drink from.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is often placed under a teacup?

a) a saucer
b) a pencil box
c) a flower pot
d) a frying pan

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a) a saucer

2. Where is the best place to keep clean teacups?

a) inside a school bag
b) in a shoe rack
c) in the toy box
d) on a kitchen shelf

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d) on a kitchen shelf

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Next steps

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