What does marriage mean?
Word: Marriage
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Marriage means the relationship between two people who are husband and wife, or the wedding that joins them.
How do you spell marriage?
Syllables: mar - riage
Tricky part: An i sits before the a, though you barely hear it. Students drop it and write marrage, or swap the two and write marraige.
Watch out for: marrage, marraige
Memory tip: In a marriage two people stand side by side. In the spelling, i and a do too, and i goes in ahead.
Marriage in a sentence
Example 1: My aunt and uncle have had a happy marriage for twenty years.
Example 2: The photo shows Grandma on the day of her marriage.
Example 3: The whole street helped to decorate the hall for the marriage.
Fun Fact
A 25th wedding anniversary is called a silver anniversary, and a 50th wedding anniversary is called a golden anniversary.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gemraira
a) message
b) marriage
c) manage
d) mileage
Show answer
b) marriage. Mileage has an l, message an s and manage an n, so only one option uses the two r's in the jumble.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
m_r_iage
a) a, r
b) a, l
c) e, r
d) o, r
Show answer
a) a, r. The opening beat is the mar of market, and the r is then doubled.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) neccessary
b) wierd
c) acheive
d) marriage
Show answer
d) marriage. Achieve has ie, weird has ei, and necessary has one c with a double s.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
My cousin's marriage will take place in Jaipur next Febuary.
a) Febuary
b) cousin's
c) Jaipur
d) marriage
Show answer
a) Febuary. February has an r after the b, though many people skip it when they speak.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a relation gained through marriage?
a) a mother-in-law
b) an older brother
c) a twin sister
d) a first cousin
Show answer
a) a mother-in-law
2. Which things would a family most likely arrange for a marriage at home?
a) nets, bats and a pitch
b) pipes, bricks and cement
c) guests, flowers and a feast
d) desks, chalk and a blackboard
Show answer
c) guests, flowers and a feast
