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Language Corner - Spelling Bee
Language Corner - Spelling Bee
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1
If you make a mistake in a spelling bee, you are out immediately.
True
False
2
Bee may come from Middle English, where 'bene' means help.
True
False
3
The bee in spelling bee has etymological ties to 'been'.
False
True
4
A bee refers to social gatherings for an activity.
True
False
5
The word 'bee' originally meant a buzzing insect.
False
True
6
A spelling bee ends when only one person is left.
False
True
7
A spelling bee involves sewing activities.
False
True
8
Spelling bees started in the US in the 1870s.
True
False
9
The first recorded 'spinning bee' was in 1769.
False
True
10
At a spelling bee participants give words to others and they have to spell them.
True
False
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Spelling bees were used to standardise American English.
False
True
