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Spell Bee Word: Van


What does van mean?

Word: Van

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Van means a vehicle bigger than a car, used to carry people or things.

How do you spell van?

Syllables: van

Tricky part: Van has a short a in the middle, as in ant. Some children write an e there.

Watch out for: vaan, vean

Memory tip: An ant rides in a van: hear the same short a in ant and van.

Van in a sentence

Example 1: The school van picks me up at eight.

Example 2: A milk van stopped outside our house.

Example 3: We packed our bags into the van.

Fun Fact

Van is a short form of the longer word caravan.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) vann
b) van

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b) van. Van ends with a single n.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with van.

a) can
b) cone

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a) can. Can and van sound alike at the end; cone does not.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_an

a) z
b) v

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b) v. A v at the front makes van.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

nva

a) vna
b) van

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b) van. Think of the vehicle that takes children to school.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a van most like?

a) a boat
b) a small lorry
c) a bicycle
d) a kite

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b) a small lorry

2. Where does a van usually go?

a) in the air
b) on the road
c) on the water
d) on the rails

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b) on the road

Associated Words

antranfinflynun
tenpopyethasfat

Next steps

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