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Spell Bee Word: Welcome


What does welcome mean?

Word: Welcome

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Welcome means to greet someone in a friendly way when they arrive. We also say welcome to show we are glad someone has come.

Synonyms: greet

How do you spell welcome?

Syllables: wel - come

Tricky part: It starts with wel, which has only one l. The word well tempts many children into a double l.

Watch out for: wellcome, welcom

Memory tip: Well has two l's, but welcome keeps only one. One l is enough to welcome a friend.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. outstay your welcome: To stay at someone's place for longer than they want. Example: "We left after lunch so that we did not outstay our welcome."

Welcome in a sentence

Example 1: Our teacher said welcome to the new girl.

Example 2: Grandma welcomed us with hot puris.

Example 3: A big sign at the gate said Welcome to our school.

Fun Fact

The old English word wilcuma meant a guest who is wanted and gladly received.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) walcome
b) welcome
c) welcame
d) welcom

Show answer

b) welcome. After wel comes come, with its e at the end.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cemolew

a) welcome
b) wecolme
c) wlecome
d) welcmoe

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a) welcome. These seven letters spell the word you say to a guest at the door.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dadi gave the guests a warm welkome.

a) warm
b) guests
c) Dadi
d) welkome

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d) welkome. The k sound in welcome is spelt with c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are you most likely to welcome someone?

a) when they fall asleep
b) when they arrive at your door
c) when they finish lunch
d) when they leave for home

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b) when they arrive at your door

2. How can you make a guest feel welcome?

a) keep them waiting outside
b) offer a glass of water
c) hide in another room
d) turn on loud music

Show answer

b) offer a glass of water

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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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