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Spell Bee Word: marathon


Basic Details

Word: Marathon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A long-distance running race of about 42 kilometres. People also call any very long task a marathon.

How to Spell Marathon

Syllables: mar - a - thon

Tricky part: The middle vowel is a, though it is said quickly and sounds like uh. The word ends in thon, not than or tan.

Watch out for: marathan, marethon, maraton

Memory tip: Say it as three beats, mar-a-thon, and notice that the word ends with on: a marathon goes on and on.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Thousands of runners took part in the Mumbai Marathon this January.

Example 2: My mother trained for six months before running her first marathon.

Example 3: Cleaning the whole house before Diwali felt like a marathon.

Fun Fact

The full marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres was made the official length in 1921.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) champian
b) marathon
c) tournamant
d) athelete

Show answer

b) marathon. The race word is spelt as it sounds in three beats, mar-a-thon; the other three each have a slip.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

mar_th_n

a) a, o
b) o, o
c) a, a
d) e, o

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a) a, o. Mar, then a, then thon: the last vowel is o, as in on.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hartmano

a) matron
b) marathon
c) marten
d) maroon

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b) marathon. The jumble has an h and a t, which maroon does not, and two a's, which matron and marten do not.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A marathon is a ____.

a) type of shoe
b) kind of bicycle
c) long running race
d) short swimming race

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c) long running race

2. If a meeting turns into a marathon, it ____.

a) goes on for a very long time
b) has no one attending
c) is held outdoors
d) ends in two minutes

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a) goes on for a very long time

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