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Spell Bee Word: Circus


What does circus mean?

Word: Circus

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Circus means a show with clowns and other performers, usually held under a big tent.

How do you spell circus?

Syllables: cir - cus

Tricky part: The end is spelt us, as in bus. Children often write circas or circous.

Watch out for: circas, circous

Memory tip: A circus bus brings the clowns to town, and circus ends with the same us as bus.

Circus in a sentence

Example 1: We saw a clown juggle balls at the circus.

Example 2: The circus tent was red and yellow.

Example 3: A girl walked on a rope high up in the circus.

Fun Fact

The Great Indian Circus, started in the 1880s by Vishnupant Chatre, is often called India's first circus.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sircus
b) cirkus
c) sirkus
d) circus

Show answer

d) circus. Both c sounds in circus are written with c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ruccis

a) icrcus
b) ccirus
c) cricus
d) circus

Show answer

d) circus. Finish with us, as bus does.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ci_cus

a) n
b) s
c) r
d) l

Show answer

c) r. An r comes between the i and the second c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The person in charge of a circus show is the ____.

a) shopkeeper
b) ringmaster
c) headmaster
d) postmaster

Show answer

b) ringmaster

2. Who performs at a circus?

a) a dentist
b) a cashier
c) a postman
d) an acrobat

Show answer

d) an acrobat

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Next steps

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