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Spell Bee Word: Marigold


What does marigold mean?

Word: Marigold

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Marigold means a bright orange or yellow flower. In Hindi it is called genda.

How do you spell marigold?

Syllables: mar - i - gold

Tricky part: The end is the word gold, as in a gold coin. Marigould, with an extra u, is a common slip.

Watch out for: merigold, marigould

Memory tip: Picture gold coins in a pot of orange flowers: the flower's name finishes with gold.

Marigold in a sentence

Example 1: We hung marigold garlands on the door for Diwali.

Example 2: Ma planted marigold seeds in a pot.

Example 3: The temple steps were covered with marigold petals.

Fun Fact

The orange marigolds strung into garlands in India first grew wild in Mexico and Central America. Traders carried them across the world, and India now grows them in huge numbers.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) buttercup
b) sunflower
c) dandelion
d) marrigold

Show answer

d) marrigold. Marigold has one r after the a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

mar_gold

a) o
b) e
c) a
d) i

Show answer

d) i. After mar comes a short i, then gold.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

glodirma

a) mraigold
b) mairgold
c) marigold
d) miragold

Show answer

c) marigold. Find gold in the letters and build the rest of the name in front of it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Nani waters her marigolds evry morning.

a) Nani
b) waters
c) morning
d) evry

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d) evry. Every has an e after the v: ev-er-y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marigolds grow best in a place with plenty of ____.

a) darkness
b) shade
c) snow
d) sunshine

Show answer

d) sunshine

2. A garland of marigolds is called a ____ in Hindi.

a) rangoli
b) diya
c) thali
d) mala

Show answer

d) mala

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