Spell Bee Word: Emperor

What does emperor mean?

Word: Emperor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Emperor means a man who rules over a very large area or many countries, called an empire.

Synonyms: ruler

How do you spell emperor?

Syllables: em - per - or

Tricky part: The end is or, not er. Children often write emperer.

Watch out for: emperer, emperar

Memory tip: Emperor ends in or, just like doctor and actor: all three are people.

Emperor in a sentence

Example 1: The emperor sat on a golden throne.

Example 2: The emperor's elephants walked slowly through the city.

Example 3: The story was about a kind emperor and a clever boy.

Fun Fact

Emperor comes from the Latin word imperator, which meant commander.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) emmperor
b) emperor
c) empror
d) imperor

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b) emperor. Emperor begins with e and one m, and keeps the e in the middle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pemorre

a) emeporr
b) emporer
c) empreor
d) emperor

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d) emperor. Say it in three beats and write each beat in turn.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

emperror

a) r
b) o
c) p
d) e

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a) r. Only one r sits in the middle of emperor.

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

emperor

a) princess
b) queen
c) empress
d) lady

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c) empress. An empress is a woman who rules an empire, or the wife of an emperor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these people was an emperor in India?

a) Akbar
b) Gandhi
c) Tagore
d) Nehru

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a) Akbar

2. Which of these words names a person who rules, like an emperor?

a) king
b) tailor
c) pilot
d) farmer

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a) king

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with e: explain, enjoy, elephant, everywhere, ear, eighteen

More words from this list

gown, loaf, plane, secret, teeth, account, black, cliff

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.

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