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Spell Bee Word: Aunt


What does aunt mean?

Word: Aunt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Aunt means the sister of your mother or father. The wife of your mother's or father's brother is your aunt too.

How do you spell aunt?

Syllables: aunt

Tricky part: It has a u after the a. In Indian English it often sounds like ant, so children leave the u out.

Watch out for: aant, awnt

Memory tip: Think of Aunt Usha: the U in Usha reminds you of the u after a.

Aunt in a sentence

Example 1: My aunt lives in Pune.

Example 2: Aunt Meera made us halwa.

Example 3: We visit my aunt every Diwali.

Fun Fact

Hindi has different words for a mother's sister (mausi) and a father's sister (bua), but English uses aunt for both.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) family
b) cousin
c) people
d) aunte

Show answer

d) aunte. Aunt is four letters long and ends in t.

Word Connection

Select the masculine form of the word:

aunt

a) uncle
b) brother
c) father
d) nephew

Show answer

a) uncle. The male partner word for aunt is uncle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

au_t

a) l
b) m
c) n
d) r

Show answer

c) n. Aunt has an n before the t, as in ant.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My aunt makes the best mango pikle.

a) aunt
b) best
c) mango
d) pikle

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d) pikle. Pickle has ck before the le, as in tickle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Your aunt's son or daughter is your ____.

a) cousin
b) brother
c) nephew
d) niece

Show answer

a) cousin

2. Aunt is a family word. Which of these is also a family word?

a) grandmother
b) neighbour
c) teacher
d) doctor

Show answer

a) grandmother

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with a: afraid, accident, actually, action, aim, angry

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calm, dairy, flask, hutch, naughty, read, sofa, twist

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