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Spell Bee Word: Autumn


What does autumn mean?

Word: Autumn

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Autumn means the season of the year after summer and before winter, when the weather turns cooler.

How do you spell autumn?

Syllables: au - tumn

Tricky part: The n at the end is silent, so it is easy to leave it off.

Watch out for: otumn, autumm

Memory tip: Autumn ends like column: both have a silent n after the m.

Autumn in a sentence

Example 1: In autumn, the chinar leaves in Kashmir turn red and gold.

Example 2: Diwali usually falls in autumn.

Example 3: The air feels cool on autumn evenings.

Fun Fact

In Old English the season was simply called harvest. Autumn, from the Latin autumnus, took over later, and today Americans usually say fall while British English keeps autumn.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) autumn
b) seeson
c) munsoon
d) wintar

Show answer

a) autumn. Winter, monsoon and season are all misspelt here; autumn is the one spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

a_t_mn

a) u, u
b) u, a
c) o, u
d) w, u

Show answer

a) u, u. Both gaps take u: au at the start and tum before the m-n.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

auttumn

a) n
b) u
c) t
d) m

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c) t. Autumn has just one t.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mutnua

a) atuumn
b) uatumn
c) autumn
d) auutmn

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c) autumn. Keep the m and the silent n together at the end: mn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to many trees in autumn?

a) they grow new buds
b) they bloom with flowers
c) they drop their leaves
d) they bear ripe mangoes

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c) they drop their leaves

2. In Britain, which month falls in autumn?

a) October
b) July
c) May
d) January

Show answer

a) October

Associated Words

valianttreasuresoileducateawe
disadvantagedaughteramazementhourbaker

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