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Spell Bee Word: Activity


What does activity mean?

Word: Activity

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Activity means something you do for fun or to learn, like painting, a game or a class project.

How do you spell activity?

Syllables: ac - tiv - i - ty

Tricky part: Children hear ac-tiv-i-ty quickly and write an e or an a in place of the i before ty.

Watch out for: activety, activaty, actevity

Memory tip: Activity has two i's, one on each side of the v.

Activity in a sentence

Example 1: Our art activity today is making paper boats.

Example 2: Which activity do you like best, dance or music?

Example 3: Swimming is a good summer activity.

Fun Fact

Health experts call running, cycling and active play physical activity, and advise children aged 5 to 17 to get about an hour of it every day.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) weather
b) acktivity
c) picture
d) holiday

Show answer

b) acktivity. Activity has a plain c, with no k after it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vtiyicta

a) activity
b) activiyt
c) cativity
d) atcivity

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a) activity. Clap ac-tiv-i-ty and write each beat in turn.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

activitty

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

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b) t. Each t in activity stands alone: ac-tiv-i-ty.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We did a fun art ectivity in class today.

a) class
b) ectivity
c) fun
d) today

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b) ectivity. The first sound is the short a of ant, so the word starts with a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After lunch our class has a clay activity. What will we do?

a) rest with our eyes shut
b) eat a second lunch
c) make models with clay
d) go home early

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c) make models with clay

2. Which of these is an outdoor activity?

a) drawing a picture at your desk
b) reading a book in your bed
c) doing a puzzle at the table
d) playing football in the park

Show answer

d) playing football in the park

Associated Words

Words that end in -ity: ability, electricity, university, reality, gravity, sensitivity

More words from this list

bleed, clock, emperor, gown, loaf, plane, secret, teeth

Next steps

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