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Spell Bee Word: Wheel


What does wheel mean?

Word: Wheel

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wheel means a round part that turns, found under a car, a cycle or a cart so that it can roll along.

Sounds like: we'll (A short way of saying we will.)

How do you spell wheel?

Syllables: wheel

Tricky part: It starts with wh, and the h is not heard. Leaving the h out gives weel.

Watch out for: weel, wiel

Memory tip: Think of the puff of air in a whistle: wheel and whistle both start with wh.

Wheel in a sentence

Example 1: My cycle wheel got stuck in the mud.

Example 2: The potter shaped the clay on his wheel.

Example 3: A car has four wheels and a spare one in the back.

Fun Fact

The potter's wheel, used for shaping clay pots, is one of the oldest kinds of wheel people made.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) engine
b) pedal
c) wheell
d) bicycle

Show answer

c) wheell. Wheel ends in a single l; bicycle, engine and pedal are spelt right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lehew

a) lwhee
b) wheel
c) whlee
d) ewhel

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b) wheel. These five letters spell the round part that turns under a cycle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

wh_el

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

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d) e. Wheel has ee, the same pair as in feel and heel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The rubber ring around a car wheel is called a ____.

a) tyre
b) bell
c) pedal
d) spoke

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a) tyre

2. How many wheels does a bicycle have?

a) two
b) three
c) six
d) one

Show answer

a) two

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with w: whistle, warm, walk, wish, wife, wake

More words from this list

banker, cell, desert, fork, jump, October, ride, star

Next steps

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