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Spell Bee Word: Wind


What does wind mean?

Word: Wind

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wind means air that is moving. You cannot see wind, but you can feel it and see it shake the trees.

How do you spell wind?

Syllables: wind

Tricky part: The d at the end is quiet, so it is easy to miss. Say wind slowly and you can just hear it.

Watch out for: wint, winde

Memory tip: The wind blows in through the window, and window begins with the word wind.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. get wind of: To find out about something that was meant to be a secret. Example: "My sister got wind of the surprise party."

Wind in a sentence

Example 1: A cool wind blew from the sea in Chennai.

Example 2: The wind shook the mango tree.

Example 3: Please shut the window. The wind is too cold.

Fun Fact

The same four letters spell a second word, said to rhyme with find, which means to turn something round, as when you wind up a toy.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) wind
b) winnd
c) weind
d) wiind

Show answer

a) wind. Wind has one vowel, a single i, and only one n.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

wind

a) cloud
b) rain
c) sunshine
d) breeze

Show answer

d) breeze. A breeze is a light, gentle wind.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The strong whind blew my kite away.

a) whind
b) away
c) strong
d) kite

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a) whind. Wind starts with a plain w; unlike white, it has no h.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nidw

a) nwid
b) iwnd
c) wnid
d) wind

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d) wind. Begin with w, the same letter that starts window.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which boat needs the wind to move it?

a) a motor boat
b) a paddle boat
c) a rowing boat
d) a sailing boat

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d) a sailing boat

2. What do we call a very strong wind, often with heavy rain?

a) a rainbow
b) a puddle
c) a storm
d) a drizzle

Show answer

c) a storm

Associated Words

barkpigbandfarmerpoet
impalaletterpolicemancavejeans

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Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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