Spell Bee Word: Easter

What does Easter mean?

Word: Easter

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Easter means a Christian festival in spring, when families meet and share a special meal.

How do you spell Easter?

Syllables: Eas - ter

Tricky part: The long e sound at the start is spelt ea, as in eat and team. Children often write Eester.

Watch out for: Eester, Eastar, Eeaster

Memory tip: Easter and eat start with the same two letters, e and a, so think of eating a treat at Easter.

Easter in a sentence

Example 1: We made a card with a little chick on it for Easter.

Example 2: Our neighbours in Goa invited us to a big family lunch at Easter.

Example 3: Easter comes in spring.

Fun Fact

Easter does not fall on the same date every year; it can come any time from late March to late April.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) Eastur
b) Eastir
c) Eastor
d) Easter

Show answer

d) Easter. Easter ends in er, as winter and summer do.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

Eastter

a) s
b) t
c) r
d) e

Show answer

b) t. Easter has a single t, just before the er.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

Ea_ter

a) h
b) z
c) c
d) s

Show answer

d) s. After the ea comes an s, so the word reads Eas-ter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Easter always falls on which day of the week?

a) Monday
b) Sunday
c) Friday
d) Wednesday

Show answer

b) Sunday

2. A popular Easter treat is ____.

a) kites
b) rakhis
c) chocolate eggs
d) sparklers

Show answer

c) chocolate eggs

Associated Words

Words that end in -ster: lobster, disaster, polyester

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Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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