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Spell Bee Word: Afternoon


What does afternoon mean?

Word: Afternoon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Afternoon means the part of the day from midday, or lunch time, until about evening.

How do you spell afternoon?

Syllables: af - ter - noon

Tricky part: The last part has a double o, said like the oo in moon. Afternon, with one o, is a common slip.

Watch out for: afternon, afternun

Memory tip: The two o's in afternoon look like two round plates waiting for lunch.

Afternoon in a sentence

Example 1: We take a short nap in the afternoon when it is very hot.

Example 2: The school bus brings us home at three in the afternoon.

Example 3: Every Sunday afternoon, Grandma tells us stories.

Fun Fact

In Britain, afternoon tea is a light meal of tea, sandwiches and cakes. It became fashionable in the 1840s, and Anna, Duchess of Bedford, is often given the credit for starting it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) aftarnoon
b) aftirnoon
c) afternoon
d) affternoon

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c) afternoon. This compound has a single f and an e before the r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rooftenan

a) afternoon
b) afetrnoon
c) aftrenoon
d) atfernoon

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a) afternoon. It begins with af and ends with the oon you hear in moon.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

afternnoon

a) r
b) n
c) a
d) t

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b) n. Just one n comes after the r in afternoon.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) evening
b) tomorow
c) morning
d) afternoon

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b) tomorow. Tomorrow has two r's: to-mor-row.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which time is in the afternoon?

a) 11 p.m.
b) midnight
c) 3 p.m.
d) 7 a.m.

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c) 3 p.m.

2. What do many families enjoy in the late afternoon?

a) tea and biscuits
b) a late dinner
c) breakfast
d) a midnight feast

Show answer

a) tea and biscuits

Associated Words

Words that end in -oon: teaspoon, spoon, balloon

More words from this list

brace, consider, elegant, greasy, knot, offer, responsible, suitcase

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