What does macaroni mean?
Word: Macaroni
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Macaroni means pasta in the shape of short, curved tubes.
How do you spell macaroni?
Syllables: mac - a - ro - ni
Tricky part: Only one c. Students who know Italian words with double letters, such as spaghetti, often double it and write maccaroni.
Watch out for: maccaroni, mackaroni
Memory tip: Say it as you stir the pot: one cook, one c.
Macaroni in a sentence
Example 1: We had macaroni with tomato sauce and peas for lunch.
Example 2: Ayaan glued macaroni onto card to make a picture frame.
Example 3: My favourite dinner is macaroni cheese with a crisp top.
Fun Fact
In the 1700s, fashionable young Englishmen who had toured Italy were nicknamed macaronis. That is what the line about the feather in the song Yankee Doodle is teasing.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
a, a, o
a) t_m_t_
b) m_c_r_ni
c) c_r_v_n
d) b_n_n_
Show answer
b) m_c_r_ni. Tomato takes o, a, o, while banana and caravan take a three times, so one word is left.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) spaghetti
b) macarroni
c) vermicelli
d) ravioli
Show answer
b) macarroni. The slip is a doubled letter near the middle, where this word has just one r.
Sound Check
In which word is the last 'i' pronounced differently?
a) cacti
b) macaroni
c) safari
d) confetti
Show answer
a) cacti. Cacti ends like the word eye; the others end with ee.
Word Tally
You get 2 marks for each correctly spelt word in the list. How many marks will you get?
macaroni, noodles, spinach, cabage, lentills, pumpkin
a) 8
b) 4
c) 6
d) 10
Show answer
a) 8. Cabbage and lentils are misspelt, so four words score 2 marks each.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What must a cook first do to soften dry macaroni?
a) boil it in water
b) freeze it for hours
c) dry it in the sun
d) grind it to powder
Show answer
a) boil it in water
2. What is a packet of macaroni made mainly from?
a) wheat flour and water
b) sugar and butter
c) corn oil and salt
d) cow's milk and cream
Show answer
a) wheat flour and water
