Desert Not Dessert!

Many confuse the spelling of desert (dry land) and dessert (a yummy treat!) Here is a simple way to remember how to spell them correctly! Hint: Dessert has 2 "s" and desert only has 1 "s". Think this: I would like to have two desserts, but one desert is enough! Two desserts...two "s".

Put a yes by the sentence that uses dessert or desert correctly. Put a no by the sentence that uses them incorrectly.

______ May I have more dessert please?

______ It is so hot in the dessert.

______ My favorite desert is strawberry shortcake.

______ Scorpions live in the desert.

______ How many cookies may I have for desert?

______ Does the desert have many spiders?

______How do cactus grow in the dessert without much water?

______Do you like to eat your desert before or after your meal?

______The Yucca plant grows in the desert.

Write a sentence using the word desert.

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Write a sentence using the word dessert.

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