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Spell Bee Word: Confetti


What does confetti mean?

Word: Confetti

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Confetti means tiny pieces of coloured paper thrown in the air at weddings, parties and other celebrations.

How do you spell confetti?

Syllables: con - fet - ti

Tricky part: The last sound is ee, but it is written with a single i. A y or ee at the end is a common slip.

Watch out for: confetty, confettee

Memory tip: Confetti came from Italian, and so did macaroni and salami. All three end with an i.

Confetti in a sentence

Example 1: The children threw paper confetti at the birthday girl.

Example 2: We swept up confetti for an hour after the wedding.

Example 3: Neel made his own confetti with a hole punch.

Fun Fact

In Italy, confetti are sugar-coated almonds, often given out at weddings. The paper kind thrown at parties in English took its name from them.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcenioft

a) cnofetti
b) confetti
c) cofnetti
d) confteti

Show answer

b) confetti. Cnofetti and cofnetti twist the start, and confteti slips a t into the wrong place.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Tara tipped a box of confitti over the party table.

a) confitti
b) party
c) tipped
d) table

Show answer

a) confitti. After conf comes an e, as in pet.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

conffetti

a) o
b) f
c) t
d) c

Show answer

b) f. One f is enough after con.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) balloon
b) confeti
c) candle
d) ribbon

Show answer

b) confeti. The word needs a double t before its final letter. Balloon, ribbon and candle are correct.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which event might people throw confetti?

a) a bus queue
b) a maths test
c) a silent reading class
d) a wedding

Show answer

d) a wedding

2. What should you do after a party where lots of confetti was thrown?

a) feed the cat
b) water the plants
c) sweep the floor
d) wash the car

Show answer

c) sweep the floor

Associated Words

Words that start with conf: confirm, confidence, confuse, confusion, confusing, conflict

More words from this list

fair, hare, like, pass, scholar, strawberry, window, behind

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