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Spell Bee Word: Diary


What does diary mean?

Word: Diary

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Diary means a book in which you write what happens each day, or note down plans for days ahead.

Synonyms: journal

How do you spell diary?

Syllables: di - a - ry

Tricky part: The i comes before the a. Swap them and you get dairy, a different word about milk.

Watch out for: diery, diarey, dyary

Memory tip: In diary the i comes first, and I write in my diary. In dairy the a comes first, for a cow.

Diary in a sentence

Example 1: Ira writes in her diary every night.

Example 2: Ma signed the note in my school diary.

Example 3: Papa checked his diary for the meeting date.

Fun Fact

Diary comes from dies, the Latin word for day, which suits a book you write in day by day.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

diary

a) yard
b) dirty
c) dry
d) raid

Show answer

b) dirty. Dirty needs a t, and diary has no t.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) eraser
b) diarry
c) pencil
d) ruler

Show answer

b) diarry. Take out one r and diarry becomes diary.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) city : cities
b) diary : diarys
c) party : parties
d) baby : babies

Show answer

b) diary : diarys. Babies, parties and cities show the pattern, so one diary, two diaries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would you write in a diary at night?

a) a song for the radio
b) a letter to post
c) what you did today
d) your maths sums

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c) what you did today

2. A school diary is mostly used to ____.

a) store lunch
b) track homework
c) draw maps
d) hold pencils

Show answer

b) track homework

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