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Spell Bee Word: January


What does January mean?

Word: January

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: January means the first month of the year.

How do you spell January?

Syllables: Jan - u - ar - y

Tricky part: January is a name, so it starts with a capital J. After Jan comes a u that children often skip.

Watch out for: Janury, Janary, Janyary

Memory tip: Say it slowly and give the u its own beat straight after Jan, so it cannot be left out.

January in a sentence

Example 1: New Year's Day is on 1 January.

Example 2: My cousin was born on 3 January.

Example 3: January mornings are foggy in Lucknow.

Fun Fact

India celebrates Republic Day on 26 January, the day its Constitution came into force in 1950.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) Januery
b) March
c) August
d) February

Show answer

a) Januery. The last part of January is spelt with an a, not an e; the other three months are correct.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

October, November, December, ____

a) June
b) February
c) September
d) January

Show answer

d) January. After December the year starts again with January.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

Januarry

a) a
b) n
c) r
d) u

Show answer

c) r. There is only one r in January.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My birthday is in Januari.

a) My
b) birthday
c) Januari
d) is

Show answer

c) Januari. January ends with a y, not an i, just as February does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which festival comes in January?

a) Raksha Bandhan
b) Makar Sankranti
c) Diwali
d) Holi

Show answer

b) Makar Sankranti

2. How many days does January have?

a) 31
b) 28
c) 29
d) 30

Show answer

a) 31

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with j: joyful, July, jump, jumper, joke

More words from this list

nine, ribbon, speech, volcano, baa, caravan, dawn, floor

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