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Spell Bee Word: Goldsmith


What does goldsmith mean?

Word: Goldsmith

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Goldsmith means a craftsperson who makes rings, chains and other objects out of gold.

How do you spell goldsmith?

Syllables: gold - smith

Tricky part: The word ends in th, and goldsmit, with the h missing, is a common slip. The two parts join with no space or hyphen.

Watch out for: goldsmit, goldsmithe, golsmith

Memory tip: Finish with th, the same pair that ends with and both: a goldsmith works with both hands.

Goldsmith in a sentence

Example 1: The goldsmith in our town made a pair of earrings for my sister's wedding.

Example 2: We watched the goldsmith heat the bangle in a tiny flame.

Example 3: My great-grandfather was a goldsmith in Jaipur.

Fun Fact

Pure gold is so soft that goldsmiths usually mix it with copper or silver. 22-carat gold is about 91.6 percent gold.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) wristwach
b) silverwear
c) blaksmith
d) goldsmith

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d) goldsmith. The two parts join as one word with no letter added or dropped.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

goldsmith

a) tailor
b) carpenter
c) jeweller
d) potter

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c) jeweller. A goldsmith makes jewellery, so jeweller is the closest word.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The goldsmeth melted the old chain to make a new ring.

a) melted
b) chain
c) ring
d) goldsmeth

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d) goldsmeth. The second part is smith, with an i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A goldsmith would most probably make ____.

a) a cupboard
b) a shirt
c) a necklace
d) a flowerpot

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c) a necklace

2. What would you find on a goldsmith's workbench?

a) a potter's wheel and wet clay
b) a small flame and fine tweezers
c) a sewing machine and thread
d) a saw and a heap of logs

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b) a small flame and fine tweezers

Associated Words

More Class 4 Summer Spell Bee words starting with go: govern, government, gossip

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