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Spell Bee Word: Guardian


Basic Details

Word: Guardian

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who looks after and protects someone. A child's guardian is the grown-up responsible for them, often a parent or relative.

Synonyms: protector, keeper

How to Spell Guardian

Syllables: guard - i - an

Tricky part: The u after the g is silent, so children write gardian. Others mix up the order and write gaurdian.

Watch out for: gardian, gaurdian, guardien

Memory tip: A guardian guards you. Write the word guard first, then add ian.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My uncle is my guardian while my parents work abroad.

Example 2: Parents or guardians must sign the school trip form.

Example 3: The old banyan tree stood like a guardian over the village.

Fun Fact

Guardian and warden grew from the same old word for keeping watch. French speakers turned the w sound into gu, which is why guard has that u.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) guardian
b) docter
c) teecher
d) polise

Show answer

a) guardian. Police needs ce, doctor needs or, and teacher needs ea; guardian needs no change.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nadiugar

a) guardain
b) gaurdian
c) guardian
d) gurdian

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c) guardian. Guard is hiding in the jumble; i, a and n are left for the end.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to form a word:

g_ard_an

a) u, e
b) a, e
c) u, i
d) o, i

Show answer

c) u, i. Guardian starts with guard, which hides a silent u.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

guardian

a) visitor
b) enemy
c) protector
d) stranger

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c) protector. A guardian protects and cares for someone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who could be a child's guardian?

a) a bus she takes
b) an aunt who looks after her
c) a shop she visits
d) a book she reads

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b) an aunt who looks after her

2. Which word is hidden at the start of guardian?

a) gather
b) grand
c) guard
d) garden

Show answer

c) guard

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