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CREST International Spell Bee
Conducted by Centre for Research & Exams in Science & Technology
At a glance
- Classes eligible
- 1-10
- Subject
- Spelling & Vocabulary
- Fee
- ₹225 / $15
- Exam window
- Jul-Aug (Summer); Jan-Feb (Winter)
- Duration
- 60 min
- Question format
- MCQ + Audio Round
- Levels
- 2 (Summer & Winter)
- Boards supported
- CBSE, ICSE, IB, State, International
Official site: crestolympiads.com
Syllabus by class
CREST International Spell Bee as published by the organising body. Sections and topics are reproduced as they are printed, so what you read here is what the paper is set from.
Class 1
1 section · 19 topics
Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 1
- Animals
- Birds
- Animals - Homes, Young Ones, Sound
- Colours
- Body Parts
- Food Items
- Household Items
- Occupation
- Relationships
- Trees/Plants/Flowers/Fruits
- Clothing
- Science
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Double Letter Words
- Nouns
- Miscellaneous
Class 2
1 section · 19 topics
Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 2
- Animals
- Birds
- Insects
- Animals - Homes, Young Ones, Sound
- Body Parts
- Relationships
- Food Items
- Trees/Plants/Flowers/Fruits
- Clothing
- Everyday Items
- Our Environment
- Adjectives
- Preposition/Adverbs
- Verbs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Double Letter Words
- Nouns
- Miscellaneous
Class 3
1 section · 21 topics
Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 3
- Environment
- Transport and Communication
- Body
- Sports
- Emotions/Requests/Apology/Greetings
- Quantity
- Masculine and Feminine
- Prefix
- Suffix (age, ed, ied, ful, ly)
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Verbs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Words with Silent Letters
- Double Letter Words
- Plurals
- Evil Words (Words likely to be spelt incorrectly)
- Nouns
- Miscellaneous
Class 4
1 section · 21 topics
Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 4
- Education
- Science and Technology
- Clothing
- Aquatic Life
- Occupation
- Sports
- Transport and Communication
- Nouns
- Prefix
- Suffix (able, al, ance, ant, ence, est, ful, ial, ion, ish, ize, less, ly, st)
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Verbs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Words with Silent Letters
- Double Letter Words
- Masculine and Feminine
- Evil Words (Words likely to be spelt incorrectly)
- Miscellaneous
Class 5
1 section · 22 topics
Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 5
- STEM Words
- Household Items
- Agriculture
- Government Affairs
- Occupation
- Words from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Prefix
- Suffix (able, age, al, ant, ate, cy, en, ful, ian, ic, ion)
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Proverbs
- Idioms
- Compound Words
- Homonyms & Homophones
- Words with Silent Letters
- Double Letter Words
- Evil Words (Words likely to be spelt incorrectly)
- Miscellaneous
Class 6
1 section · 20 topics
Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 6
- STEM Words
- Professionals/Doctors
- Government and Economy
- Education
- Words from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Prefix
- Suffix (acy, al, ary, gamy, hood, ial, ist, ment, ship)
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Proverbs
- Idioms
- Compound Words
- Homonyms & Homophones
- Words with Silent Letters
- Double Letter Words
- Evil Words (Words likely to be spelt incorrectly)
Compiled from crestolympiads.com · source. Always confirm against the official site before an exam.
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