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Spell Bee Word: Average


What does average mean?

Word: Average

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Of the usual, everyday kind. In maths, the average is the number you get when you add some numbers and divide by how many there are.

Synonyms: normal, usual

Antonyms: unusual, exceptional

How do you spell average?

Syllables: av - er - age

Tricky part: The middle e is hardly heard, so children write avrage.

Watch out for: avrage, avarage

Memory tip: The e in the middle of average is quiet, just as an average mark sits quietly in the middle of a class list. Keep it between the v and the r.

Average in a sentence

Example 1: Ravi is of average height for his class.

Example 2: The average of 4, 6 and 8 is 6.

Example 3: It was an average day with nothing special.

Fun Fact

A batter's average in cricket is worked out by dividing total runs by the number of times he or she got out.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

average

a) huge
b) rare
c) ordinary
d) special

Show answer

c) ordinary. Something average is ordinary.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) holiday
b) surface
c) averige
d) freedom

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c) averige. Average ends in age, the same as village and cottage.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gevaare

a) avergae
b) avegare
c) average
d) averaeg

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c) average. Seven letters, with the quiet e kept between the v and the r.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

averrage

a) e
b) g
c) v
d) r

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d) r. Average has a single r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the average of 2, 4 and 6?

a) 12
b) 4
c) 3
d) 6

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b) 4

2. A film that is just average is ____.

a) neither very good nor very bad
b) too long to finish in one sitting
c) the best film of the whole year
d) made only for very young children

Show answer

a) neither very good nor very bad

Associated Words

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