Spell Bee Word: Owner

What does owner mean?

Word: Owner

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Owner means the person something belongs to.

How do you spell owner?

Syllables: own - er

Tricky part: Owner starts with ow, not o or oa. Children often write oaner.

Watch out for: oaner, ouner, ohner

Memory tip: Owner begins with the same two letters as bowl and snow.

Owner in a sentence

Example 1: The owner of the shop gave me a toffee.

Example 2: Who is the owner of this blue bag?

Example 3: Write the owner's name inside the book.

Fun Fact

Owner and the word owe both go back to agan, an Old English word that meant to have.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ownar
b) garden
c) money
d) market

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a) ownar. Owner ends with er, not ar.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rnewo

a) owner
b) owrne
c) owenr
d) ownre

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a) owner. All four begin with ow; only one ends with the er you hear, and names the person a thing belongs to.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ow_er

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

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d) n. Only an n makes the word here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one job of a pet owner?

a) sorting the letters
b) feeding the pet every day
c) checking train tickets
d) fixing the street lights

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b) feeding the pet every day

2. Ravi's dog barks at strangers but wags its tail for Ravi. Who is the dog's owner?

a) the strangers
b) Ravi
c) the postman
d) the neighbour

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b) Ravi

Associated Words

Words that end in -ner: dinner, manner, sharpener, inner, container, designer

More words from this list

rose, stunt, wiggle, basket, channel, display, frock, kettle

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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