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Spell Bee Word: Exam


What does exam mean?

Word: Exam

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Exam means a set of questions that checks what you know, often written on paper at school.

How do you spell exam?

Syllables: ex - am

Tricky part: The gz sound in exam is spelt with a single x. Children often write egz or ks.

Watch out for: egzam, eksam

Memory tip: Mark an x on your exam paper in your mind: one x does the whole gz sound.

Exam in a sentence

Example 1: Our maths exam is on Monday.

Example 2: I felt calm during the exam.

Example 3: Didi passed her music exam.

Fun Fact

Exam is short for examination, which comes from the Latin examen, the little pointer on a weighing balance. An exam weighs up what you know.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ixam
b) exam
c) exame
d) axam

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b) exam. Exam starts with e and stops at the m.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rohan felt ready for the spelling exem.

a) Rohan
b) spelling
c) exem
d) ready

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c) exem. Exam has an a after the x.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

xmae

a) exma
b) eaxm
c) exam
d) emax

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c) exam. Begin with the two letters you hear first, then add the rest.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

exam

a) test
b) lesson
c) holiday
d) class

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a) test. An exam is a test of what you know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you usually get after an exam?

a) coupons
b) tickets
c) marks
d) stamps

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c) marks

2. What should you do before an exam?

a) revise your lessons
b) play all evening
c) skip your breakfast
d) stay up very late

Show answer

a) revise your lessons

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with e: eleven, eagle, enjoy, empty, elephant, eighteen

More words from this list

greedy, loud, playtime, shade, thirsty, actor, blind, cloth

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.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

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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