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Spell Bee Word: daytime


Basic Details

Word: Daytime

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The part of the day when it is light, between sunrise and sunset.

Synonyms: day, daylight hours

Antonyms: night-time, night

How to Spell Daytime

Syllables: day - time

Tricky part: Day keeps its y and time keeps its silent e; the two join with no space.

Watch out for: daytym, daitime, deytime

Memory tip: Say it as two words you know, day and time, then close the gap.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Bats sleep in the daytime and fly out at dusk.

Example 2: The road is busy in the daytime but quiet at night.

Example 3: We do our outdoor games practice in the daytime.

Fun Fact

Animals that are active in the daytime are called diurnal; those that come out at night, such as most owls, are nocturnal.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: daytime

a) noon
b) night-time
c) morning
d) afternoon

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b) night-time. Night-time is the dark part of the day; noon, morning and afternoon all fall inside daytime.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) daytime
b) sunrize
c) nightfal
d) moonlite

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a) daytime. Nightfall needs two l's, sunrise an s and moonlight its ight; daytime is correct.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mityeda

a) daytime
b) dynamite
c) daydream
d) anytime

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a) daytime. Dynamite needs an n and anytime has no d; d, a, y, t, i, m, e spell daytime.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these happens in the daytime?

a) the stars come out
b) the sun shines
c) streetlights switch on
d) the moon rises over a dark sky

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b) the sun shines

2. A daytime flight leaves ____.

a) at midnight
b) after dark
c) before dawn
d) while it is light

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d) while it is light

Associated Words

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