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Spell Bee Word: Wallet


What does wallet mean?

Word: Wallet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wallet means a small flat case for keeping money, cards and tickets, usually carried in a pocket.

How do you spell wallet?

Syllables: wal - let

Tricky part: The double l is the trap: many children hear only one l and write only one.

Watch out for: wallat, wolet, wallett

Memory tip: Think of two notes tucked side by side in a wallet: that is the double l in the middle.

Wallet in a sentence

Example 1: Papa keeps his wallet in his back pocket.

Example 2: I found a lost wallet and gave it to the guard.

Example 3: My brown leather wallet has a zip for coins.

Fun Fact

Hundreds of years ago, a wallet was a bag for food and belongings that travellers carried. Its money meaning came later.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) wallet
b) pocket
c) coins
d) leathar

Show answer

d) leathar. Leather ends in er; wallet, pocket and coins are all spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

w_ll_t

a) o, e
b) e, e
c) a, e
d) a, i

Show answer

c) a, e. Wa as in wash, and et at the end, never it.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

wallet

a) purse
b) coin
c) bank
d) note

Show answer

a) purse. A purse and a wallet both hold money; coin and note are the money itself.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lewtal

a) wlleat
b) wallte
c) awllet
d) wallet

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d) wallet. Awllet, wallte and wlleat keep the two l's together but put the w, a, e or t in the wrong place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A wallet is too small to hold which of these?

a) a folded note
b) a bus ticket
c) a school textbook
d) a library card

Show answer

c) a school textbook

2. Before going to the market, Chacha opens his wallet. What is he most likely checking?

a) that his phone is charged
b) that his shoes are clean
c) that he has money to pay
d) that his keys are in it

Show answer

c) that he has money to pay

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