Spell Bee Word: Two

What does two mean?

Word: Two

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Two means the number that is one more than one.

Sounds like: to (towards, as in go to school); too (also, or more than enough)

How do you spell two?

Syllables: two

Tricky part: Two has a silent w. To and too sound the same, but they are spelt differently and mean other things.

Watch out for: tou, tuo

Memory tip: Two is related to twin and twelve, which also begin with tw. Twins are two.

Two in a sentence

Example 1: I have two eyes.

Example 2: Two birds are sitting on the wire.

Example 3: My little brother is two years old.

Fun Fact

Long ago, people said the w in two out loud. Today it is silent.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme with two:

a) show
b) blue
c) zoo
d) shoe

Show answer

a) show. Shoe, blue and zoo all sound like two at the end; show does not.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

tw_

a) u
b) o

Show answer

b) o. Two ends with an o, even though it sounds like oo.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

two ---> owl ---> ____

a) ox
b) leg

Show answer

b) leg. Owl ends with l, so leg is the next link. Ox starts with o, the front of owl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What number is two?

a) 1
b) 3
c) 12
d) 2

Show answer

d) 2

2. Which of these do you have two of?

a) mouths
b) hands
c) heads
d) noses

Show answer

b) hands

Associated Words

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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