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Spell Bee Word: Ornament


What does ornament mean?

Word: Ornament

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ornament means a small pretty object used to make a room, a tree or a person look beautiful.

Synonyms: trinket

How do you spell ornament?

Syllables: or - na - ment

Tricky part: Children often put an e or an i after the n. The vowel there is a, as in banana.

Watch out for: ornement, orniment

Memory tip: Picture a little gold banana hanging on a tree as an ornament: banana lends ornament the na in its middle.

Ornament in a sentence

Example 1: We hung shiny ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Example 2: Dadi keeps a brass elephant ornament on the shelf.

Example 3: The dancer wore gold ornaments on her arms.

Fun Fact

Glass ornaments for Christmas trees were first made in the 1800s in Lauscha, a small glass-making town in Germany.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: ornament

a) instrument
b) furniture
c) equipment
d) decoration

Show answer

d) decoration. A decoration is put up to make a place look pretty, just like an ornament.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sparkle
b) ornamant
c) festival
d) glitter

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b) ornamant. The last part of ornament is ment, with an e.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ornamment

a) a
b) n
c) r
d) m

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d) m. There is just one m in ornament.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mantoner

a) ornament
b) ornamnet
c) ronament
d) onrament

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a) ornament. Onrament, ronament and ornamnet each swap two letters, though all of them keep na in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dadi wants something pretty for her shelf. Which of these is an ornament?

a) a straw broom
b) a steel spoon
c) a glass bird
d) a plastic bucket

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c) a glass bird

2. Gold ornaments worn by a dancer are a kind of ____.

a) jewellery
b) crockery
c) pottery
d) stationery

Show answer

a) jewellery

Associated Words

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