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Spell Bee Word: Diwali

Diwali (noun): the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, when people light lamps, make colourful patterns and share sweets.

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What does Diwali mean?

Word: Diwali

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Diwali means the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, when people light lamps, make colourful patterns and share sweets.

Synonyms: Deepavali

How do you spell Diwali?

Syllables: Di - wa - li

Tricky part: The first vowel is i, not e. Children often write Dewali.

Watch out for: Dewali, Deewali, Diwalee

Memory tip: Diwali is a time for big family dinners, and both Diwali and dinner start with Di.

Diwali in a sentence

Example 1: We light lamps on Diwali.

Example 2: Grandma makes sweets for Diwali.

Example 3: Our whole street glows with lights at Diwali.

Fun Fact

The name Diwali comes from Deepavali, which means a row of lamps.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) Diwali
b) Diwale
c) Diwaly
d) Diwalli

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a) Diwali. Diwali has one l and ends in a plain i.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

Diw_li

a) a
b) o
c) u
d) e

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a) a. The middle beat of Diwali is wa.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

laiwid

a) Diawli
b) Diwali
c) Dilawi
d) Diwail

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b) Diwali. Begin with Di and end with li; the other two letters go between.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

Navratri, Dussehra, ____

a) Baisakhi
b) Onam
c) Diwali
d) Holi

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c) Diwali. Dussehra comes at the end of Navratri, and Diwali follows about three weeks later.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Diwali usually falls in which months?

a) April or May
b) October or November
c) January or February
d) June or July

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b) October or November

2. In the days before Diwali, many families ____ their homes.

a) clean
b) rent out
c) leave
d) sell

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a) clean

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with di: discover, diagram, dinner, difficult, dirty, dispute

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