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Spell Bee Word: Vanilla

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What does vanilla mean?

Word: Vanilla

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Vanilla means a sweet-smelling flavour used in ice cream, cakes and puddings.

How do you spell vanilla?

Syllables: va - nil - la

Tricky part: One n, then two l's, and the word ends in a. Children often double the n instead of the l.

Watch out for: vannila, vannilla, vanilia

Memory tip: Count them: one n, two l's. The letter that comes once is written first.

Vanilla in a sentence

Example 1: I want a vanilla ice cream cone.

Example 2: Mum added two drops of vanilla to the cake batter.

Example 3: This milkshake tastes of vanilla.

Fun Fact

Vanilla is one of the most costly spices in the world after saffron, because on most farms each flower has to be pollinated by hand.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) custard
b) toffee
c) venilla
d) pudding

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c) venilla. Venilla has an e where the first a should be.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lalinav

a) vnailla
b) avnilla
c) vanilla
d) vinalla

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c) vanilla. The tip's count helps: place the single n before the pair of l's.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

I would like a scoop of vanella ice cream.

a) scoop
b) cream
c) like
d) vanella

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d) vanella. The middle beat has an i, not an e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What colour is most vanilla ice cream?

a) dark brown
b) deep red
c) bright green
d) pale cream

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d) pale cream

2. Which of these would you NOT flavour with vanilla?

a) a custard
b) a birthday cake
c) a milkshake
d) a bowl of lentil soup

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d) a bowl of lentil soup

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with v: vest, vulture, village, vinegar

More words from this list

arrow, certain, drizzle, grade, jasmine, raspberry, spaceship, tunnel

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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