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Spell Bee Word: Judo


What does judo mean?

Word: Judo

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Judo means a sport from Japan in which two people try to throw or hold each other down using balance and skill rather than strength.

How do you spell judo?

Syllables: ju - do

Tricky part: Because toe and doe end in oe, children sometimes add an e and write judoe. Judo, a word from Japanese, has no e at the end.

Watch out for: judoe, judu

Memory tip: Judo ends like piano, photo and logo: a plain o with nothing after it.

Judo in a sentence

Example 1: My cousin goes to judo class every Saturday.

Example 2: In judo you learn how to fall without getting hurt.

Example 3: She won a gold medal in judo at the state games.

Fun Fact

Judo was created in Japan by Jigoro Kano in 1882 and became an Olympic sport at the 1964 Tokyo Games.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) juddo
b) boxing
c) karate
d) archery

Show answer

a) juddo. Each consonant in judo appears once, so juddo is wrong.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Aditi learnt to fall safely in her joodo class at school.

a) learnt
b) joodo
c) school
d) safely

Show answer

b) joodo. A single u, not oo, spells the sound after the j.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ujod

a) dujo
b) judo
c) ujdo
d) jduo

Show answer

b) judo. The j starts the word, and the d sits between the two vowels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people usually wear for judo?

a) spiked shoes and running shorts
b) a swimsuit, cap and goggles
c) a thick cotton jacket tied with a belt
d) pads, gloves and a hard helmet

Show answer

c) a thick cotton jacket tied with a belt

2. Which sport is closest to judo?

a) tennis
b) hockey
c) cricket
d) wrestling

Show answer

d) wrestling

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