Home / Free Study Material / Spell Bee Summer / Class 5 Spell Bee Summer Words / legal

Spell Bee Word: Legal


What does legal mean?

Word: Legal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Legal means allowed by the law of a country; also connected with the law, as in legal papers.

How do you spell legal?

Syllables: le - gal

Tricky part: The ending is al. The last sound is soft and quick, so pupils often write le or el instead.

Watch out for: legle, legel

Memory tip: Legal is all about the law, and law has an a in it: keep that a in the ending, just before the l.

Legal in a sentence

Example 1: My aunt works in the legal team of a big company in Pune.

Example 2: Before opening his bakery, Mr Rao checked that every step was legal.

Example 3: Camping in the national park is legal only in the marked area.

Fun Fact

Legal and loyal are word cousins: both go back to the Latin word legalis, but loyal reached English by a longer route through Old French.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____legal

a) el
b) in
c) im
d) il

Show answer

d) il. Before a word starting with l, the prefix in changes to il, as in illogical.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

leggal

a) a
b) l
c) g
d) e

Show answer

c) g. Only one g is needed in the middle of this word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

aglel

a) eagle
b) legal
c) regal
d) label

Show answer

b) legal. Regal needs an r, label a b, and eagle has two e's but only one l.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) leegal
b) medical
c) general
d) animal

Show answer

a) leegal. Legal has a single e straight after the first l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to need a legal document?

a) baking a cake
b) drawing a picture
c) buying a house
d) planting a seed

Show answer

c) buying a house

2. The legal age to vote in the United States is 18. Who in this list can vote?

a) Isla, aged 12
b) Sam, aged 17
c) Maria, aged 19
d) Oliver, aged 15

Show answer

c) Maria, aged 19

Associated Words

Words that start with leg: legitimate, legislation, legislator, legend

More words from this list

peasant, rugged, variant, aubergine, cherish, crossover, elite, gravitation

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

70%