Spell Bee Word: Jury

What does jury mean?

Word: Jury

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Jury means a group of people chosen to listen to the facts in a court and give a decision. It can also be a group that judges a contest.

How do you spell jury?

Syllables: ju - ry

Tricky part: The ju at the start sounds like the joo in June, so children sometimes write joory or jory.

Watch out for: juri, jurie

Memory tip: Jury and judge both start with ju, and a jury is a group of people who judge.

Idioms and Phrases

1. the jury is still out: People have not yet decided about something. Example: "The jury is still out on whether the new canteen food is any good."

Jury in a sentence

Example 1: The jury at the science fair looked closely at every model.

Example 2: A jury of three chefs tasted every dish at the cooking contest.

Example 3: The film won a special jury award.

Fun Fact

Jury comes from an old French word for an oath, because the people on a jury swear to judge the case fairly.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) jurry
b) contest
c) award
d) judge

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The jurey at the kite festival picked Meera's kite as the best.

a) picked
b) festival
c) best
d) jurey

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: jury

a) ticket
b) prize
c) speech
d) panel

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At a painting contest, what does the jury do?

a) frame the paintings for the wall
b) paint the pictures
c) choose the winning painting
d) sell tickets at the gate

2. A film festival has a jury. Who is on it?

a) people chosen to judge the films
b) the actors in the winning film
c) the people who made the posters
d) people who sell the tickets