What does leisure mean?
Word: Leisure
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Leisure means free time when you are not working or studying and can do things you enjoy.
Synonyms: free time, rest, relaxation
How do you spell leisure?
Syllables: lei - sure
Tricky part: This word breaks the usual i before e rule, so the vowels at the start trip up many children.
Watch out for: liesure, lesure, leasure
Memory tip: In your leisure time you Enjoy It: e comes first, then i, at the start of leisure.
Leisure in a sentence
Example 1: Grandpa spends his leisure hours reading old adventure novels.
Example 2: Swimming is my favourite leisure activity when school is closed.
Example 3: On Sundays, Mum finally has some leisure for her garden.
Fun Fact
Leisure came into English from the Old French word leisir, which came from a Latin word meaning to be allowed.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) hobbie
b) picnick
c) leisure
d) excercise
Show answer
c) leisure. Hobby ends in y, picnic needs no k and exercise has no c after the x; leisure is spelt as it should be.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
leisure
a) play
b) holiday
c) fun
d) work
Show answer
d) work. Work is what you do when you are not at leisure.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
During his leizure hours, Uncle Joseph grows tomatoes on the terrace.
a) leizure
b) hours
c) grows
d) terrace
Show answer
a) leizure. The z sound here is spelt with an s.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
suriele
a) reissue
b) measure
c) leisure
d) lesser
Show answer
c) leisure. Reissue has two s's where leisure has an l, measure has an m and an a, and lesser has no i or u.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What might someone do in their leisure time?
a) sit a maths test
b) wait at a signal
c) go to the dentist
d) play chess with a friend
Show answer
d) play chess with a friend
2. If you may do a task at your leisure, when must you do it?
a) by the end of the day
b) before anything else
c) whenever it suits you
d) only at the weekend
Show answer
c) whenever it suits you
