Spell Bee Word: Team

What does team mean?

Word: Team

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Team means a set of people who play a sport or work on a task together.

Sounds like: teem (to be full of people or animals moving about)

How do you spell team?

Syllables: team

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ea. Some children write teem, but that is a different word.

Watch out for: teme, tiem

Memory tip: Think of the e and the a as two teammates who always stand side by side in the middle.

Team in a sentence

Example 1: Our school team won the kho-kho match.

Example 2: Our class worked as a team to plant the garden.

Example 3: The cricket team practises every evening.

Fun Fact

A cricket team and a football team each have eleven players on the field at a time.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

teamm

a) a
b) m
c) t
d) e

Show answer

b) m. A single m closes the word.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

team

a) coach
b) match
c) group
d) score

Show answer

c) group. A team is a number of people on the same side, so group fits.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) team
b) captin
c) player
d) trophy

Show answer

b) captin. Captain is spelt tain at the end, like the end of mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is played by two teams?

a) a bedtime story
b) a football match
c) a piano lesson
d) a spelling test

Show answer

b) a football match

2. A team works best when everyone does what?

a) stays at home
b) helps one another
c) leaves early
d) works alone

Show answer

b) helps one another

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with t: throne, tortoise, through, toboggan, tunic, theatre

More words from this list

worry, bracelet, creek, folder, highlighter, magnet, picture, selfish

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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