Spell Bee Word: Window

What does window mean?

Word: Window

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Window means an opening in a wall or a vehicle, usually filled with glass, that lets in light and air.

How do you spell window?

Syllables: win - dow

Tricky part: The end sounds like oh, but it is spelt ow. Children often write windo.

Watch out for: windo, windoe

Memory tip: The word begins and ends with a w, like two window frames on either side of a room.

Window in a sentence

Example 1: Pihu waved to her friend from the bus window.

Example 2: Please close the window before it rains.

Example 3: A sparrow sat on our kitchen window sill.

Fun Fact

Before glass was common, some windows were covered with thin sheets of horn, oiled paper or cloth.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nwoidw

a) widnow
b) wnidow
c) window
d) iwndow

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c) window. This is something you look out of at home or in a bus.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) wyndow
b) wendow
c) window
d) whindow

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c) window. Only the plain i fits straight after the w.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

win_ow

a) t
b) d
c) g
d) b

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b) d. The sound before the ending is d, as at the start of door.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rani drew a smilling face on the misty window.

a) drew
b) smilling
c) misty
d) window

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b) smilling. Smile drops its e before ing, and the l stays single: smiling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a window cleaner do?

a) sweeps the floor
b) fixes the roof
c) washes the glass
d) paints the doors

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c) washes the glass

2. A shop puts its best toys in the window. Why?

a) so that dust cannot reach them
b) so that the owner can count them
c) so that people walking by see them
d) so that they stay out of the sun

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c) so that people walking by see them

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with wi: within, with, wise, without, wizard

More words from this list

behind, combine, exit, Hanukkah, leggings, parachute, saucepan, stone

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.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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