What does confectionery mean?
Word: Confectionery
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Confectionery means sweets, chocolates and similar sugary treats, thought of together.
How do you spell confectionery?
Syllables: con - fec - tion - er - y
Tricky part: The ending is ery, and the e in it is quiet. Pupils often squeeze the word down and write confectionry.
Watch out for: confectionry, confectionerry
Memory tip: Every Reader Yearns for sweets: the first letters give you the e, r, y that close the word.
Confectionery in a sentence
Example 1: Grandfather's favourite confectionery was the ginger toffee sold near the bus station.
Example 2: The airport shop stocks imported confectionery from Belgium and Switzerland.
Example 3: Too much confectionery before dinner will spoil your appetite.
Fun Fact
British shoppers ask for sweets where Americans ask for candy. Confectionery is the formal word the trade uses in Britain for sweets and chocolate alike.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_nf_ctionery
a) o, a
b) a, e
c) u, e
d) o, e
Show answer
d) o, e. Con opens the word, and the vowel after the f is e.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The new confecionery counter at the railway station sells coconut toffee, peanut brittle and sesame bars to passengers waiting for the evening express.
a) passengers
b) station
c) coconut
d) confecionery
Show answer
d) confecionery. A t stands before the ion, as in the shun sound of action.
Mingle-Mangle
The sentence contains a jumbled word. Choose the word it hides:
Our aunt runs a small ofctnceoernyi counter selling fudge and toffee.
a) contradictory
b) confirmation
c) confectionery
d) conservatory
Show answer
c) confectionery. There is no a among the letters, and each of the other three needs one.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. confectionery 2. marmalaid 3. pistashio 4. caramal
a) a small green nut often used in sweets
b) a jam made from oranges or lemons
c) the goods sold at a sweet counter
d) a sticky brown food made from boiled sugar
Show answer
c) the goods sold at a sweet counter. Caramel has an e after the m, marmalade ends in ade, and pistachio has ch in the middle.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A shop is laying out its confectionery display. What goes on the shelf?
a) soaps and shampoos
b) toffees and marshmallows
c) pens and notebooks
d) nails and screws
Show answer
b) toffees and marshmallows
2. Which business would most likely order confectionery in bulk?
a) a hardware store
b) a dry cleaner
c) a shoe shop
d) a cinema snack counter
Show answer
d) a cinema snack counter
