Spelling Bee Words 11-20

Which word is spelled correctly and is the edible oily seed of a plant?

• Peenut

• Penut

• Peanut

• Penenut

Answer explanation

Scientist George Washington Carver created over 300 uses for the peanut!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is spelled correctly and means a baked good typically covered in icing?

• Kake

• Cayke

• Cake

• Caik

Answer explanation

Each day more then 1 million dollars is spent on just birthday cake!

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Which word is spelled correctly and means a snack?

• Bite

• Byte

• Bait

• Bit

Answer explanation

People often refer to getting a bite to eat when they are hungry!

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word is spelled correctly and means twelve o'clock in the middle of the day?

• none

• noom

• noon

• nuun

Answer explanation

Noon is 12 o'clock when the sun is highest in the sky. Midnight refers to 12 o'clock in the middle of the night!

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word is spelled correctly and means sticky and gluey?

• gummi

• gumie

• gumy

• gummy

Answer explanation

Gummy worms were created in 1922 and gummy bears were not created until 1981!

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is spelled correctly and means to cause sharp mental suffering or the pain caused by a bee?

• Stinge

• Sting

• Stang

• Sitng

Answer explanation

Only female bees can sting and even then not all female bees have stingers! Bees are crucial to our environment stingers or not!

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is spelled correctly and means a line of light coming out of a bright object?

• Rae

• Ray

• Rai

• Raie

Answer explanation

The suns rays can be so harsh near the equator that people will spend midday indoors to avoid skin damage!

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Which word is spelled correctly and means the darker part of twilight?

• Dusk

• Dusck

• Dusc

• Duksc

Answer explanation

Unlike noon and midnight, dusk occurs at different times each day based on how much sunlight we receive! Dusk is earlier in winter and later in summer.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is spelled correctly and means a household device made of strings or rags used to clean floors?

• Mawps

• Mopes

• Mops

• Moups

Answer explanation

Disney has animated mops in the movie Fantasia that help Mickey clean his home!

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CCSS.L.3.2F

CCSS.L.2.2D

Which word is spelled correctly and means kind thoughts or gratitude?

• Thakes

• Thinks

• Thankes

• Thanks

Answer explanation

Giving thanks and showing gratitude daily has been linked to better mental health!

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CCSS.L.3.2F