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Spell Bee Word: Tulip


What does tulip mean?

Word: Tulip

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tulip means a spring flower with a tall stem and one bright, cup-shaped bloom.

How do you spell tulip?

Syllables: tu - lip

Tricky part: The start sounds like tyoo, but it is spelt with just t and u.

Watch out for: tewlip, toolip

Memory tip: Tulip begins with the same tu as Tuesday.

Tulip in a sentence

Example 1: Red tulips grow in Mum's garden pot.

Example 2: We saw rows of tulips in Srinagar.

Example 3: The tulip opens wide in the warm sun.

Fun Fact

The name tulip comes from an old Turkish word for the cloth of a turban, because the flower was thought to look like one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) jasmine
b) marigold
c) tullip
d) sunflower

Show answer

c) tullip. Only one l is needed in this flower's name.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandma planted a yellow tulep in the pot.

a) tulep
b) pot
c) yellow
d) planted

Show answer

a) tulep. The vowel in the second beat is a short i, as in pin.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

plitu

a) tuilp
b) tilup
c) tulip
d) tupil

Show answer

c) tulip. Start with the tu you learnt in the tip; three letters are left to place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A tulip grows from a ____ planted in the soil.

a) leaf
b) bean
c) bulb
d) twig

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c) bulb

2. Julia wants to buy tulips for her mother. Where should she go?

a) a toy shop
b) a chemist
c) a flower shop
d) a bakery

Show answer

c) a flower shop

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with t: trousers, tropical, tough, theatre, tractor, through

More words from this list

carpet, dive, ginger, inside, mittens, push, smoke, travel

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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