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Spell Bee Word: courtyard


Basic Details

Word: Courtyard

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: An open space with no roof that is surrounded by the walls of a building or by several buildings.

Synonyms: quadrangle, yard, enclosure

How to Spell Courtyard

Syllables: court - yard

Tricky part: It is court + yard joined with no space. The ou in court is the part children drop, writing cortyard.

Watch out for: cortyard, courtyerd, coartyard

Memory tip: Two short words you already know make this one: a tennis court and a back yard. Put them together and nothing changes.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The temple courtyard was cool in the shade of a huge peepal tree.

Example 2: Our school assembly is held in the courtyard every morning.

Example 3: Pigeons gathered in the courtyard to peck at the grain.

Fun Fact

Many old Indian havelis were built around a central courtyard, which let in light and fresh air and kept the rooms cooler in summer.

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Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) courtyard
b) staircaise
c) cupbored
d) haystak

Show answer

a) courtyard. Staircase, cupboard and haystack are misspelt here, while court and yard sit together untouched.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dycrauotr

a) courtier
b) courtroom
c) courtship
d) courtyard

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d) courtyard. The y, a and d point to yard, and the rest spells court.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

During the summer holidays the children played hopscotch in the cortyard of their grandparents' house.

a) hopscotch
b) cortyard
c) holidays
d) children

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b) cortyard. Court needs its u, so the word is courtyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A courtyard is usually ____.

a) open to the sky
b) under the ground
c) on the roof
d) inside a cupboard

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a) open to the sky

2. Where would you most likely find a courtyard?

a) in the middle of a palace
b) inside a car
c) on a mountain top
d) under a bridge

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a) in the middle of a palace

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