What does magic mean?
Word: Magic
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Magic means the art of doing clever tricks that seem impossible. In stories, it is a power that makes impossible things happen.
How do you spell magic?
Syllables: mag - ic
Tricky part: The g here has a soft j sound, so children write majic. It is the sound g often makes before an i.
Watch out for: majic, madgic
Memory tip: Giants and giraffes show the way: the soft sound here comes from a g, with no j at all.
Magic in a sentence
Example 1: We watched a magic show at my cousin's birthday party.
Example 2: In the story, magic turned the pumpkin into a coach.
Example 3: Papa used a little magic to make the coin vanish behind my ear.
Fun Fact
The Bengali conjurer P. C. Sorcar took his magic shows around the world in the 1900s, and his sons carried on the act after him.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
m_gi_
a) e, k
b) a, c
c) a, k
d) e, c
Show answer
b) a, c. The opening vowel is the a of cat, and this word closes with a c.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
maigic
a) i
b) c
c) g
d) a
Show answer
a) i. Nothing comes between the opening vowel and the g.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) magic
b) wizzard
c) illusian
d) audiance
Show answer
a) magic. Wizard has one z, audience ends in ence, and illusion ends in ion.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
imcga
a) mgaic
b) maigc
c) magic
d) magci
Show answer
c) magic. One order is the word for what a conjurer does on stage.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would you expect to see at a magic show?
a) a chef frying eggs on a stove
b) a rabbit coming out of a hat
c) a farmer ploughing a wet field
d) a team running round a track
Show answer
b) a rabbit coming out of a hat
2. A stain came out of Ravi's shirt like magic. What does this tell you?
a) It spread over the whole shirt
b) It was very easy to remove
c) It stayed on the shirt for good
d) It took hours of hard scrubbing
Show answer
b) It was very easy to remove
