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Spell Bee Word: Wetland


What does wetland mean?

Word: Wetland

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wetland means an area of soft land that is wet or covered with shallow water for much of the year.

Synonyms: swamp

How do you spell wetland?

Syllables: wet - land

Tricky part: Children often double the t in the middle, but one t is all this word needs.

Watch out for: wettland, wet land, wetlend

Memory tip: One heron standing on one leg in shallow water can remind you of the one t in this word.

Wetland in a sentence

Example 1: Keoladeo in Rajasthan is a wetland famous for its birds.

Example 2: Tall reeds grow thickly in the shallow water of the wetland.

Example 3: In winter, flocks of geese arrive at the wetland near our town.

Fun Fact

World Wetlands Day is held every year on 2 February.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) wetland
b) rainbo
c) woodlend
d) moonlite

Show answer

a) wetland. Woodland ends in land, moonlight has igh and rainbow ends in ow.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

w_tl_nd

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

Show answer

d) e, a. Wet has an e and land has an a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nwedtal

a) lowland
b) dwelt
c) wetland
d) woodland

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c) wetland. Lowland and woodland both need an o, and dwelt is too short.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

wetland

a) desert
b) cliff
c) plateau
d) marsh

Show answer

d) marsh. A marsh is soft, wet land, which is a kind of wetland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which birds would you expect to see wading in a wetland?

a) camels and lizards
b) yaks and goats
c) penguins and seals
d) herons and ducks

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d) herons and ducks

2. Why are wetlands useful to people?

a) They make nearby rivers flow faster.
b) They keep wild birds away.
c) They warm the air around them.
d) They soak up extra flood water.

Show answer

d) They soak up extra flood water.

Associated Words

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