What does cavity mean?
Word: Cavity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Cavity means an empty space inside a solid object such as a rock.
How do you spell cavity?
Syllables: cav - i - ty
Tricky part: The i in the middle is only a weak sound, so it is easy to put a different vowel there.
Watch out for: cavety, cavaty
Memory tip: Picture a tiny letter i standing inside the empty space in the middle of the word.
Cavity in a sentence
Example 1: Water dripped slowly into a small cavity in the rock.
Example 2: The carpenter found a cavity in the plank and filled it.
Example 3: The wind had carved a deep cavity in the sandstone cliff.
Fun Fact
A geode looks like a plain round stone, but crack one open and you may find a cavity lined with sparkling crystals.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) cavity : cavitys
b) valley : valleys
c) canary : canaries
d) activity : activities
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a) cavity : cavitys. When a consonant comes before the final y, the y changes before the plural ending is added.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) charity
b) gravity
c) vanity
d) cavvity
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d) cavvity. Gravity in the same list shows that one v is all this sound needs.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
yatciv
a) a closed-in space within a block of rock or wood
b) a long passage dug under a hill or a river
c) the thick roof of leaves high above a forest floor
d) the amount that a box or a room is able to hold
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a) a closed-in space within a block of rock or wood. The six letters rearrange to give the page word, and only the closed-in space describes it.
Word Tally
How many words in the list are misspelt?
cevity, crevice, cavern, tunnal, burrow
a) 3
b) 1
c) 4
d) 2
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d) 2. Two have the wrong vowel: the page word near its start and tunnel near its end.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A builder leaves a cavity between two brick walls. What is between them?
a) a coat of bright paint
b) a narrow gap of air
c) a row of iron bars
d) a thick layer of cement
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b) a narrow gap of air
2. Which word best describes a tree trunk with a large cavity?
a) leafy
b) hollow
c) slender
d) fallen
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b) hollow
