What does teapot mean?
Word: Teapot
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Teapot means a container with a lid, used for making tea and pouring it into cups.
How do you spell teapot?
Syllables: tea - pot
Tricky part: Teapot is written as one word, with no gap and no hyphen. Children often split it into two.
Watch out for: teepot, tepot
Memory tip: Teapot is a joined-up word, the same way sunflower and football are: no gap in the middle.
Teapot in a sentence
Example 1: Grandpa filled the teapot with hot water and tea leaves.
Example 2: Our teapot is white with little red flowers.
Example 3: Careful, the teapot is still hot.
Fun Fact
A knitted or padded cover that keeps a teapot warm is called a tea cosy.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the word before the blank to make a new word:
Grandma keeps her blue tea______ on the top shelf.
a) pott
b) pot
c) poot
d) pote
Show answer
b) pot. Only pot, with one o and one t, joins on to make the thing Grandma makes tea in.
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
e, a, o
a) t_ _p_t
b) k_ttl_
c) s_ _c_r
d) t_ _c_p
Show answer
a) t_ _p_t. Fill in e, a and o and this page's word appears; the others need u or a second e.
Jumble Tumble
Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a thing you find in the kitchen?
a) tpaote
b) tpaotte
c) tpaoe
d) tpaotee
Show answer
a) tpaote. Only tpaote has the right six letters, with two t's and no extra letter.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The teapot and the milk jug are on the kitchen tabel.
a) milk and kitchen
b) teapot and tabel
c) only tabel
d) only teapot
Show answer
c) only tabel. Table ends in le; teapot, milk and kitchen are all correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which part of a teapot does the tea pour out of?
a) the base
b) the spout
c) the handle
d) the lid
Show answer
b) the spout
2. Why should you hold a full teapot by its handle?
a) the lid will fall off otherwise
b) the spout will get blocked
c) the body gets too hot to touch
d) the handle keeps the tea warmer
Show answer
c) the body gets too hot to touch
