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Spell Bee Word: Accident


What does accident mean?

Word: Accident

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Accident means something bad that happens when nobody meant it to happen, like a crash.

Synonyms: mishap

How do you spell accident?

Syllables: ac - ci - dent

Tricky part: There are two c's: the first says k and the second says s. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: acident, axident, acsident

Memory tip: Picture two cats bumping into each other by accident: two c's bump together at the front of the word.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. by accident: Without meaning to. Example: "I broke the cup by accident."

Accident in a sentence

Example 1: Nobody was hurt in the accident.

Example 2: Spilling the milk was an accident.

Example 3: Wear a helmet to stay safe in an accident.

Fun Fact

Accident comes from a Latin word that means to happen or to fall upon.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) whistle
b) accedent
c) balloon
d) thirsty

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b) accedent. The beat after the double c is ci, with an i.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcniaced

a) accidetn
b) accident
c) acciednt
d) accdient

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b) accident. Say ac-ci-dent slowly and write the sounds in the order you hear them.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

accidennt

a) d
b) c
c) n
d) i

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c) n. The end of accident has only one n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

acci_ent

a) d
b) v
c) b
d) t

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a) d. The last beat is dent, with a d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tara did one of these things without meaning to. Which one was an accident?

a) Tara slipped on a wet floor.
b) Tara jumped into the pool.
c) Tara cut the cake for Mum.
d) Tara threw the ball to Raj.

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a) Tara slipped on a wet floor.

2. Which phrase means the opposite of by accident?

a) on purpose
b) by luck
c) by chance
d) by mistake

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a) on purpose

Associated Words

beautifulcarryhotelcorrectgrass
charmpollutionglovesriperickshaw

More words from this list

bitter, click, ear, goat, lion, pigeon, scream, tea

Next steps

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