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Spell Bee Word: Unicycle


What does unicycle mean?

Word: Unicycle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Unicycle means a cycle with only one wheel. You sit on it and balance as you pedal.

How do you spell unicycle?

Syllables: u - ni - cy - cle

Tricky part: The middle has a y, not an i, even though it sounds like the i in kite. Writing unicicle is the usual slip.

Watch out for: unicicle, unicyle

Memory tip: Picture the y as the rider sitting tall on the one wheel, right in the middle of unicycle.

Unicycle in a sentence

Example 1: The clown rode a unicycle at the circus.

Example 2: Learning to ride a unicycle takes a lot of practice.

Example 3: Arjun fell off the unicycle twice but kept trying.

Fun Fact

Most unicycles have no handlebars, so riders keep their balance with their arms and body.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) unicycle
b) unicycul
c) unicycel
d) unicycal

Show answer

a) unicycle. The word ends in cle, just as bicycle does.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

yucinlec

a) iuncycle
b) nuicycle
c) uincycle
d) unicycle

Show answer

d) unicycle. Begin with uni, the part that means one.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

uni_ycle

a) c
b) k
c) b
d) s

Show answer

a) c. Cycle begins with c, so c fills the gap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A cycle with two wheels is a bicycle. A cycle with three wheels is a ____.

a) unicycle
b) tricycle
c) motorcycle
d) bicycle

Show answer

b) tricycle

2. Only one of these usually has a single wheel. Which is it?

a) a bus
b) a wheelbarrow
c) a rickshaw
d) a scooter

Show answer

b) a wheelbarrow

Associated Words

Words that start with uni: university, uniform, unite

More words from this list

avoid, camera, dancer, flight, imagine, need, release, solid

Next steps

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