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Spell Bee Word: Mason


What does mason mean?

Word: Mason

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mason means a worker who builds with stone or bricks, or who cuts and shapes stone.

Synonyms: stonecutter

How do you spell mason?

Syllables: ma - son

Tricky part: The ending is on, not en or un, even though the vowel is hardly heard when you say it.

Watch out for: mayson, masun

Memory tip: A mason works with stone, and the last two letters of mason are the same o and n that sit in the middle of stone.

Mason in a sentence

Example 1: The mason mixed cement with sand and water.

Example 2: A skilled mason carved flowers into the palace pillar.

Example 3: Our new boundary wall was built by two masons in a week.

Fun Fact

Mason comes from an Old French word for a stone worker. The surname Mason began as a job name for builders.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) carpenter
b) mason
c) architect
d) enginear

Show answer

d) enginear. Engineer ends in eer; mason, carpenter and architect are correct.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

mason

a) electrician
b) carpenter
c) bricklayer
d) plumber

Show answer

c) bricklayer. A bricklayer builds walls brick by brick, which is the work a mason does.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The mason laid the bricks in neat rows for our school's new libary.

a) neat
b) bricks
c) mason
d) libary

Show answer

d) libary. Library has an r after the b, which is easy to skip when you say it fast.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

masson

a) o
b) n
c) m
d) s

Show answer

d) s. Mason has a single s between the a and the o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A mason mostly works with ____.

a) wood and nails
b) pipes and taps
c) wires and switches
d) stone and bricks

Show answer

d) stone and bricks

2. Which tool would a mason use?

a) a sewing machine
b) a wood plane
c) a soldering iron
d) a trowel

Show answer

d) a trowel

Associated Words

Words that end in -son: comparison, chairperson, spokesperson, liaison, grandson

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