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Spell Bee Word: Artist


What does artist mean?

Word: Artist

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Artist means a person who paints, draws or makes other kinds of art.

How do you spell artist?

Syllables: ar - tist

Tricky part: The end is ist, as in list. Children often write an e in place of that i.

Watch out for: artest, artust, artis

Memory tip: Artist ends in ist, just like list and mist.

Artist in a sentence

Example 1: The artist painted a peacock.

Example 2: My sister wants to be an artist.

Example 3: An artist drew funny faces at the fair.

Fun Fact

The Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma had his paintings printed, so ordinary families could hang them at home.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) dancer
b) writer
c) singer
d) aartist

Show answer

d) aartist. Artist starts with a single a.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

artist

a) tailor
b) driver
c) painter
d) baker

Show answer

c) painter. Painter and artist can both name a person who makes pictures.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

arrtist

a) r
b) t
c) s
d) a

Show answer

a) r. Artist has a single r.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ar_ist

a) k
b) d
c) p
d) t

Show answer

d) t. The sound in the middle is a t, as in top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the person who is an artist.

a) a man who delivers letters
b) a man who carves statues from stone
c) a man who cooks in a hotel
d) a man who repairs bicycles

Show answer

b) a man who carves statues from stone

2. Where can you see an artist's paintings on show?

a) in a bus depot
b) in an art gallery
c) in a bank
d) in a post office

Show answer

b) in an art gallery

Associated Words

Words that end in -tist: dentist, scientist, dramatist

More words from this list

bull, crowd, finger, homework, mouth, quick, slipper, trouble

Next steps

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