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Spell Bee Word: Eighth


What does eighth mean?

Word: Eighth

Part of Speech: Number

Meaning: Eighth means the one that comes straight after the seventh, or one of eight equal parts of something.

How do you spell eighth?

Syllables: eighth

Tricky part: After the t comes another h. Children often drop it, or swap the letters near the end.

Watch out for: eigth, eightth

Memory tip: Put your tongue against your teeth for the last sound: that breathy th needs its own h after the t.

Eighth in a sentence

Example 1: Our flat is on the eighth floor, so we take the lift.

Example 2: Anu finished eighth out of forty runners.

Example 3: Tomorrow is my brother's eighth birthday.

Fun Fact

What Americans call an eighth note in music, British musicians call a quaver.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:

e, i

a) sh__ld
b) fr__nd
c) p__ce
d) __ghth

Show answer

d) __ghth. With e before i, only __ghth becomes a real word; the others need i before e.

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'ay' sound as in eighth?

a) height
b) brain
c) friend
d) ceiling

Show answer

b) brain. Brain has the same long a sound as the start of the given word.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) third : fourth
b) eleventh : twelfth
c) nineth : tenth
d) seventh : eighth

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c) nineth : tenth. Nine loses its e when it becomes ninth.

Word Champ

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

eighth

a) high
b) thing
c) the
d) thigh

Show answer

b) thing. Everything in thing is there except the n.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a queue, how many people stand ahead of the person in eighth place?

a) 8
b) 6
c) 7
d) 9

Show answer

c) 7

2. Which month is the eighth of the year?

a) August
b) October
c) July
d) September

Show answer

a) August

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with e: extra, evaporation, event

More words from this list

harmonium, matchstick, poster, spicy, tassel, wire, bough, cosmetic

Next steps

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