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Spell Bee Word: Christmas

Christmas (noun): the Christian festival that marks the birth of Jesus. Families decorate trees, eat special food and give one another presents.

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What does Christmas mean?

Word: Christmas

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Christmas means the Christian festival that marks the birth of Jesus. Families decorate trees, eat special food and give one another presents.

How do you spell Christmas?

Syllables: Christ - mas

Tricky part: Christmas is a name, so it starts with a capital C. It has a silent h after the C.

Watch out for: Cristmas, Crismas

Memory tip: A quiet h hides after the C, just as it does in chorus and school.

Christmas in a sentence

Example 1: We put up a star on our door for Christmas.

Example 2: Goa is full of lights at Christmas.

Example 3: Maria's family bakes plum cake every Christmas.

Fun Fact

In some countries, such as Russia and Ethiopia, Christmas Day falls on 7 January, because they follow an older calendar.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) Christmass
b) December
c) January
d) Saturday

Show answer

a) Christmass. Christmas ends in mas, with one s.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

Chris_mas

a) h
b) t
c) e
d) s

Show answer

b) t. The silent t comes right after Chris.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mtsachisr

a) Christmas
b) Chirstmas
c) Christams
d) Chrsitmas

Show answer

a) Christmas. Sound out the festival name; only one choice can be read that way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which date is Christmas Day?

a) 25 December
b) 1 January
c) 25 November
d) 25 January

Show answer

a) 25 December

2. Songs sung at Christmas are called ____.

a) rhymes
b) lullabies
c) carols
d) anthems

Show answer

c) carols

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ch: cheetah, chimpanzee, chirp, chase, chew, chalk

More words from this list

elastic, grasp, keen, object, require, squeak, vest, awake

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