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Spell Bee Word: office


Basic Details

Word: Office

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A room or building where people work, usually at desks. It also means an important job or position, such as the office of president.

Synonyms: workplace, bureau, post

How to Spell Office

Syllables: of - fice

Tricky part: The f is doubled, and the ending is ice, not is or iss, even though it sounds like iss.

Watch out for: ofice, offise, offiss

Memory tip: Office ends in ice. Picture the office water cooler full of ice, and two f's like two fans keeping it cool.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. take office: To start an important official job. Example: "The new mayor will take office next month."

Usage Examples

Example 1: My father's office is next to the railway station.

Example 2: Please collect your report card from the school office.

Example 3: The post office closes at five.

Fun Fact

The Oval Office, where the US President works, is named after its oval shape.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:

1. receptionest 2. office 3. managment 4. secretery

a) a room or building where people work at desks
b) the people who run a company
c) a person who greets visitors at the front desk
d) a person who handles letters, calls and records for others

Show answer

a) a room or building where people work at desks. Office is right; secretary, receptionist and management each have a letter wrong or missing.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

offiice

a) f
b) c
c) i
d) e

Show answer

c) i. There is one i in office, between ff and ce.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:

My aunt's new cfefio is on the tenth floor of a glass tower.

a) coffee
b) fiction
c) office
d) offence

Show answer

c) office. Coffee has two e's and no i; the letters given spell office.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You would most likely find ____ in an office.

a) a filing cabinet
b) a swimming pool
c) a cricket pitch
d) a cattle shed

Show answer

a) a filing cabinet

2. The ticket office at a railway station is where you ____.

a) leave your luggage
b) wait for the train
c) buy tickets
d) eat lunch

Show answer

c) buy tickets

Associated Words

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Next steps

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