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Spell Bee Word: Tell


What does tell mean?

Word: Tell

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Tell means to say something to someone, like your name or what happened.

Synonyms: say

How do you spell tell?

Syllables: tell

Tricky part: Tell ends with a double l. Children often write tel with only one l.

Watch out for: tel, telle

Memory tip: Tell a secret to two friends: one l for each friend at the end of tell.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. tell apart: To see the difference between two people or things. Example: "I cannot tell the twins apart."

Tell in a sentence

Example 1: Tell Grandma about your school day.

Example 2: Please tell Mum I will be home soon.

Example 3: Tell me your favourite colour.

Fun Fact

A bank teller got that name from an old meaning of tell: to count.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) frut
b) tell

Show answer

a) frut. Fruit has ui in the middle; frut has lost the i.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'tell':

a) shell
b) tall

Show answer

a) shell. Shell ends with the same ell sound; tall has an aw sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

teell

a) t
b) e

Show answer

b) e. Tell has a single e, so take one e out.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

lelt

a) etll
b) tell

Show answer

b) tell. Etll cannot be read as a word; tell is the only one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you can tell the time, you can ____.

a) read a clock
b) ring a bell
c) fix a clock
d) draw a clock

Show answer

a) read a clock

2. You can tell ____.

a) a swing
b) a story
c) a cake
d) a kite

Show answer

b) a story

Associated Words

More Senior KG Winter Spell Bee words starting with t: than, try, that, too, this, text

More words from this list

use, ago, boy, else, game, I, main, over

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.

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