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Spell Bee Word: Violet


What does violet mean?

Word: Violet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Violet means a colour made by mixing blue and red. A violet is also a small flower of this colour.

How do you spell violet?

Syllables: vi - o - let

Tricky part: The i comes before the o. Swapping those two is probably the most common mistake with this word.

Watch out for: voilet, vilet

Memory tip: Violet starts the same way as violin: v, i, o. The i always comes first.

Violet in a sentence

Example 1: She wore a violet dress to the party.

Example 2: Mix blue and red paint to get a violet colour.

Example 3: Tiny violet flowers grew near the wall.

Fun Fact

Violet is the V in VIBGYOR, the order of colours in a rainbow.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) violat
b) maroon
c) golden
d) silver

Show answer

a) violat. Violet ends in et, not at; golden, silver and maroon are spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

violet

a) green
b) yellow
c) purple
d) orange

Show answer

c) purple. Violet is a shade of purple; yellow, orange and green are quite different colours.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

violett

a) e
b) l
c) t
d) v

Show answer

c) t. Violet ends in a single t, so the second one goes.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

vio_et

a) r
b) d
c) l
d) n

Show answer

c) l. An l sits before the et at the end of violet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the rainbow order VIBGYOR, which colour comes right after violet?

a) green
b) indigo
c) red
d) blue

Show answer

b) indigo

2. Which vegetable often has a violet skin?

a) carrot
b) brinjal
c) potato
d) cucumber

Show answer

b) brinjal

Associated Words

Words that end in -let: scarlet, let, bracelet, wallet, leaflet

More words from this list

award, capital, dark, float, impala, needle, remark, someone

Next steps

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