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Spell Bee Word: commercial


Basic Details

Word: Commercial

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Connected with buying, selling and making money.

How to Spell Commercial

Syllables: com - mer - cial

Tricky part: Keep the double m of commerce. The ending cial sounds like shul, but it is spelt with a c.

Watch out for: comercial, commertial, commersial

Memory tip: Commercial grows out of commerce: keep the double m, and the c of commerce stays in front of ial.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Connaught Place is a busy commercial area in Delhi.

Example 2: The film was a big commercial success.

Example 3: Commercial vehicles such as trucks have yellow number plates in India.

Fun Fact

Doordarshan began showing advertisements, often called commercials, in 1976.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) business
b) commertial
c) advertisement
d) industrial

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b) commertial. Commercial comes from commerce, so the sh sound is spelt c.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

co_m_rcial

a) n, e
b) m, a
c) m, e
d) n, a

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c) m, e. Commerce gives the double m and the e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lacimmorec

a) ceremonial
b) commerce
c) commercial
d) commission

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c) commercial. Ceremonial has an n and commerce is shorter; the ten letters make commercial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A commercial building is mostly used for ____.

a) prayer only
b) growing crops
c) shops and offices
d) keeping animals

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c) shops and offices

2. Used as a noun, a commercial on TV is ____.

a) an advertisement
b) a news report
c) a weather map
d) a cartoon

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a) an advertisement

Associated Words

weightdefinitioncorridorrepudiateboisterous
speechlessconfidentrejoicebutchermagma

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