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Spell Bee Word: court


Basic Details

Word: Court

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A place where a judge listens to cases and decides them by law. It is also the marked area for games like badminton, and the palace of a king or queen.

Synonyms: tribunal, law court

Sounds like: caught (past tense of catch; sounds the same as court in British English)

How to Spell Court

Syllables: court

Tricky part: The or sound is spelt our here, as in four and pour. Students often write cort.

Watch out for: cort, coart, kourt

Memory tip: Four players can fit on a badminton court, and both four and court spell the or sound as our.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the ball is in your court: it is your turn to act or decide Example: "I have said sorry, so now the ball is in your court."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The court gave its decision after hearing both sides.

Example 2: We booked the badminton court for an hour on Sunday.

Example 3: Birbal was one of the wisest men at Akbar's court.

Fun Fact

The Supreme Court of India held its first sitting on 28 January 1950, two days after the Constitution came into force.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) verdict
b) lawyer
c) justice
d) cort

Show answer

d) cort. Court spells its or sound with our.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) classrum
b) courtyard
c) playgrownd
d) workshoop

Show answer

b) courtyard. Workshop, playground and classroom each have a misspelt half.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

court

a) temple
b) market
c) tribunal
d) prison

Show answer

c) tribunal. A tribunal is a body that judges cases, like a court.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides a case in a court?

a) a cook
b) a pilot
c) a tailor
d) a judge

Show answer

d) a judge

2. On which of these do people play badminton?

a) a pitch of sand
b) a court
c) a swimming pool
d) a race track

Show answer

b) a court

Associated Words

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