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Spell Bee Word: accuracy


Basic Details

Word: Accuracy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Being exactly right or correct, with no mistakes.

Synonyms: precision, correctness, exactness

Antonyms: inaccuracy, error

How to Spell Accuracy

Syllables: ac - cu - ra - cy

Tricky part: The word starts with a double c and ends with cy. Students often write sy at the end because they hear an s.

Watch out for: accurasy, acuracy, accuracey

Memory tip: Accuracy has three c's: two at the start, ac-cu, and one near the end, in cy. Count them before you write.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Archers train for years to improve their accuracy.

Example 2: Check the accuracy of your sums before you hand in the paper.

Example 3: The weather app is known for its accuracy in our city.

Fun Fact

In science, accuracy and precision are not the same. Accuracy is how close you are to the true value; precision is how close your repeated results are to each other.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) accurasy
b) diplomacy
c) democracy
d) literacy

Show answer

a) accurasy. Like democracy and literacy, accuracy ends in cy.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

accuracy

a) precision
b) care
c) error
d) exactness

Show answer

c) error. Accuracy means being free of mistakes, and an error is a mistake.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cyaruacc

a) accuracy
b) adequacy
c) accurate
d) currency

Show answer

a) accuracy. Accurate needs a t and an e, adequacy a d and a q, and currency an n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

a_cur_cy

a) c, a
b) k, a
c) c, o
d) c, e

Show answer

a) c, a. A second c follows the first, and an a comes after the r, just as in accurate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A dart player is praised for accuracy when her darts ____.

a) miss the board
b) break
c) fly very high
d) land where she aims

Show answer

d) land where she aims

2. Which word is the adjective form of accuracy?

a) accurous
b) accurate
c) accurant
d) accurative

Show answer

b) accurate

Associated Words

angrilyfareprogresscontagiouscellar
suffocatecomparisonsouthernsustainablesatisfactory

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