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Spell Bee Word: October


What does October mean?

Word: October

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: October means the tenth month of the year. It comes after September and before November.

How do you spell October?

Syllables: Oc - to - ber

Tricky part: The middle is to, with an o. Children often write Octaber.

Watch out for: Octaber, Octuber, Octobar

Memory tip: Hear the little word to in the middle: Oc-to-ber.

October in a sentence

Example 1: Durga Puja often falls in October.

Example 2: By October the monsoon rains are over in most of India.

Example 3: We planted marigold seeds in October.

Fun Fact

In the early Roman calendar October was the eighth month, and its name comes from the Latin word for eight.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) Octobur
b) March
c) June
d) April

Show answer

a) Octobur. October ends with ber, like September.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

July, August, September, ____

a) October
b) November
c) December
d) June

Show answer

a) October. September is month nine, so month ten, October, comes next.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

Ocktober

a) k
b) t
c) c
d) o

Show answer

a) k. October has a c before the t, but no k.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My cousins visit us during the hollidays in October.

a) cousins
b) visit
c) hollidays
d) during

Show answer

c) hollidays. Holidays has a single l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days are there in October?

a) 30
b) 29
c) 31
d) 28

Show answer

c) 31

2. October has 31 days. Which of these months also has 31 days?

a) December
b) November
c) June
d) April

Show answer

a) December

Associated Words

Words that end in -ber: barber, number, timber, cucumber

More words from this list

ride, star, watch, bamboo, catch, dental, foolish, joke

Next steps

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