What does marina mean?
Word: Marina
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Marina means a place beside the sea or a lake where people tie up and keep small boats such as sailing boats and yachts.
How do you spell marina?
Syllables: ma - ri - na
Tricky part: Only one r sits in the middle. Children who know the word marry sometimes double it.
Watch out for: marrina, marinah
Memory tip: Clap three beats, ma-ri-na: the r begins the middle beat all by itself, with no second r beside it.
Marina in a sentence
Example 1: The marina was busy with boats coming back after the race.
Example 2: From the hotel window we could see the marina lights twinkling.
Example 3: Papa read out the names painted on the boats in the marina.
Fun Fact
Many marinas use floating walkways called pontoons, which rise and fall with the tide so that boats can be reached at any time.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
m_r_na
a) o, i
b) a, i
c) e, i
d) a, e
Show answer
b) a, i. The word opens with ma, and its middle beat is ri.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
marinna
a) r
b) i
c) a
d) n
Show answer
d) n. Just one n comes before the final a.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) anker
b) marina
c) iland
d) lighthous
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b) marina. Anchor uses ch for its k sound, and the other two have each lost a letter: island its s, lighthouse its final e.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: marina
a) forest
b) orchard
c) desert
d) harbour
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d) harbour. A marina is a harbour made for small boats, so these two words are close in meaning.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A family drives to the marina on Sunday. What have they come to do?
a) see a new film at the cinema
b) take their boat out on the water
c) buy vegetables for the week
d) watch a cricket match on TV
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b) take their boat out on the water
2. Who would you meet working at a marina?
a) a person who flies planes
b) a person who looks after boats
c) a person who drives trains
d) a person who bakes bread
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b) a person who looks after boats
