What does balcony mean?
Word: Balcony
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Balcony means a platform with a railing that sticks out from an upper floor of a building, where you can stand or sit outside.
How do you spell balcony?
Syllables: bal - co - ny
Tricky part: The hard sound in the middle is spelt with a c, not a k. Children often write balkony.
Watch out for: balkony, balckony
Memory tip: A cat sits on the balcony railing: the middle sound is c, for cat.
Balcony in a sentence
Example 1: Amma grows tulsi and chillies in pots on our balcony.
Example 2: We watched the Diwali fireworks from the fourth-floor balcony.
Example 3: Do not lean too far over the balcony railing.
Fun Fact
English borrowed balcony from the Italian word balcone in the 1600s.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
balc____
a) ani
b) oney
c) oni
d) ony
Show answer
d) ony. The word finishes o, n, y: balcony.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
cnolbay 1234567
a) 6541327
b) 5461327
c) 5641327
d) 7231465
Show answer
c) 5641327. Following the numbers gives b, a, l, c, o, n, y.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) balcony, kitchen, celing, stairkase
b) balcony, kitchen, ceiling, staircase
c) balcony, kichen, cieling, staircase
d) balcony, kitchan, ceiling, starecase
Show answer
b) balcony, kitchen, ceiling, staircase. In this list kitchen keeps its t, ceiling has ei, and staircase has a c.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) terrace
b) rooftop
c) garden
d) ballcony
Show answer
d) ballcony. Balcony has only one l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a balcony most useful for?
a) taking a hot bath
b) drying clothes in the sun
c) cooking a big dinner
d) keeping a car safe
Show answer
b) drying clothes in the sun
2. Which of these is most like a balcony?
a) a cupboard under the stairs
b) a lift between the floors
c) a cellar under the house
d) a verandah on the first floor
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d) a verandah on the first floor
