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Spell Bee Word: journal


Basic Details

Word: Journal

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A notebook in which you write about what happens each day, like a diary. It is also a magazine on one subject, such as science or medicine.

Synonyms: diary, log, magazine

How to Spell Journal

Syllables: jour - nal

Tricky part: The ur sound is spelt our, as in journey. The ending is nal, not nel or nle.

Watch out for: jurnal, journel, jornal, journle

Memory tip: Jour is the French word for day, so a journal is a day-book. Write the day first, jour, then nal.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our science teacher asked us to keep a nature journal for the summer holidays.

Example 2: Grandpa still reads a farming journal that comes by post every month.

Example 3: I stuck a pressed flower from Ooty into my travel journal.

Fun Fact

Anne Frank, a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, kept a diary from 1942 to 1944; it was published in 1947 and is now read all over the world.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) encyclopaedia
b) jurnal
c) biography
d) periodical

Show answer

b) jurnal. The ur sound in this word is written our.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Every evening Tara writes three lines about her day in a small journel.

a) evening
b) writes
c) journel
d) lines

Show answer

c) journel. Like signal and animal, journal finishes with al.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ronjaul

a) jaunt
b) journal
c) journalist
d) journey

Show answer

b) journal. Find jour in the letters, and the n, a and l that remain give the ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A doctor reads a medical journal to ____.

a) learn about new research
b) play a game
c) buy medicine
d) book a hospital room

Show answer

a) learn about new research

2. Someone who writes news reports gets the name from journal. They are called a ____.

a) juggler
b) journalist
c) janitor
d) jeweller

Show answer

b) journalist

Associated Words

trailbrightencoordinationvoluntaryate
catastrophefallacyspecificallyreproachdiscount

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