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Spell Bee Word: Anniversary

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What does anniversary mean?

Word: Anniversary

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Anniversary means the day each year when you remember something special that happened on that date, such as a wedding.

How do you spell anniversary?

Syllables: an - ni - ver - sa - ry

Tricky part: It starts with a double n. Children often write aniversary with only one.

Watch out for: aniversary, annaversary

Memory tip: An anniversary comes once a year, just like anything annual, and both words begin with ann.

Anniversary in a sentence

Example 1: Mummy and Papa cut a cake on their wedding anniversary.

Example 2: Our school held a big show for its 50th anniversary.

Example 3: Grandpa's shop had its tenth anniversary last week.

Next steps

Fun Fact

A 25th wedding anniversary is called a silver anniversary, and a 50th is called a golden anniversary.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) anniversary
b) occassion
c) ceremony
d) celebration

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b) occassion. Occasion has a double c but only one s.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

srynnaeiavr

a) anniversary
b) adversary
c) universally
d) necessary

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a) anniversary. The jumble has eleven letters with two n's, two a's and two r's, and only one option uses them all.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The town library gave every child a free bookmark on its anniversery.

a) library
b) every
c) bookmark
d) anniversery

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d) anniversery. The beat before the final ry is sa, with an a.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

anniversarry

a) r
b) s
c) n
d) y

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a) r. The last part is ry, with just one r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these days is an anniversary?

a) a test held only once
b) a school opening, marked every year
c) last Sunday's picnic
d) the first day of each month

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b) a school opening, marked every year

2. Mr and Mrs Iyer were married in 2001. In which year was their silver wedding anniversary?

a) 2051
b) 2011
c) 2026
d) 2031

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c) 2026

Associated Words

Words that end in -ary: summary, extraordinary, scary, weary, temporary, military

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