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Spell Bee Word: Badminton


What does badminton mean?

Word: Badminton

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Badminton means a game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a high net.

How do you spell badminton?

Syllables: bad - min - ton

Tricky part: There is no g at the end, though many people say the word as if there were one.

Watch out for: badmington, badmintong

Memory tip: Picture the shuttlecock flying over the net with no g hanging from it: badminton has no g at all.

Badminton in a sentence

Example 1: P. V. Sindhu won an Olympic silver medal in badminton in 2016.

Example 2: We play badminton on the terrace in the evening.

Example 3: My badminton racket has a broken string.

Fun Fact

The game takes its name from Badminton House in England, the Duke of Beaufort's home, where it was played in the 1800s.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hockey
b) football
c) cricket
d) batminton

Show answer

d) batminton. Badminton starts with bad, with a d before the m.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Saina practised badmintan for four hours every day before the big match.

a) practised
b) hours
c) badmintan
d) match

Show answer

c) badmintan. Badminton ends in ton, like cotton.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

notdmibna

a) badminton
b) badmitnon
c) badmniton
d) bandmiton

Show answer

a) badminton. Say the game's name in three beats; only one option matches all three.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

b_dm_nton

a) e, i
b) a, i
c) u, i
d) a, e

Show answer

b) a, i. Say bad-min-ton: bad takes the a and min takes the i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You do NOT need ____ to play badminton.

a) a light racket
b) a feathered shuttlecock
c) a flat wooden bat
d) a high net

Show answer

c) a flat wooden bat

2. How many players are on each side in a doubles match?

a) four
b) one
c) three
d) two

Show answer

d) two

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