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Spell Bee Word: City


What does city mean?

Word: City

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: City means a large, busy town where many people live and work, with lots of buildings, roads and shops.

Synonyms: town, metropolis

Antonyms: village

How do you spell city?

Syllables: cit - y

Tricky part: The t is not doubled, even though the i before it is short, as it is in pity.

Watch out for: citty, citey

Memory tip: Picture a city with one tall tower in the middle: that tower is its one t.

City in a sentence

Example 1: Mumbai is a city that never seems to sleep.

Example 2: We took the train from our village to the city.

Example 3: The city bus was packed in the evening.

Fun Fact

In Britain, a town traditionally becomes a city by a grant from the king or queen, not just by growing big.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) village
b) sity
c) country
d) capital

Show answer

b) sity. City starts with a soft c.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We visited the old part of the citi on Sunday.

a) Sunday
b) part
c) visited
d) citi

Show answer

d) citi. City ends in y, not i.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tyci

a) city
b) ctiy
c) ciyt
d) ticy

Show answer

a) city. Four letters, two beats, and the t sits in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kolkata, Kerala, Asia, Ganga - which one is a city?

a) Ganga
b) Kolkata
c) Kerala
d) Asia

Show answer

b) Kolkata

2. What do you usually find more of in a city than in a village?

a) cows and goats
b) quiet country lanes
c) tall buildings and busy roads
d) fields and farms

Show answer

c) tall buildings and busy roads

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