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Spell Bee Word: Qualifier


What does qualifier mean?

Word: Qualifier

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Qualifier means a match or round that decides who goes on to the next stage of a competition; also, a person or team that gets through.

Synonyms: qualifying round

How do you spell qualifier?

Syllables: qual - i - fi - er

Tricky part: Qualify ends in y, but the y changes to i before er.

Watch out for: qualifyer, qualifiar, qualifeir

Memory tip: Think of carry and carrier: the y bends into an i before er. Qualify does the same to become qualifier.

Qualifier in a sentence

Example 1: Our school team won the qualifier and moved into the main tournament.

Example 2: The 100-metre qualifier was held early in the morning.

Example 3: Every qualifier from our school got a certificate at assembly.

Fun Fact

In grammar, a qualifier is a word that makes another word stronger or weaker, such as very in very cold.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

quallifier

a) l
b) f
c) i
d) q

Show answer

a) l. There is just one l, straight after qua.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) champion
b) referee
c) qualafier
d) tournament

Show answer

c) qualafier. Qualify has an i after the l, and that i stays in qualifier.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

liferiqua

a) fragile
b) qualified
c) qualities
d) qualifier

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d) qualifier. Qualified would end in d and qualities in s, and fragile drops the q and u, so only qualifier is left.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A team that loses a qualifier usually:

a) plays the next round at home
b) does not reach the main event
c) wins a bronze medal
d) goes straight to the final

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b) does not reach the main event

2. In which word does a final y turn into i before er, as in qualifier?

a) buyer
b) player
c) supplier
d) flyer

Show answer

c) supplier

Associated Words

Words that end in -ier: frontier, chandelier, magnifier, glacier

More words from this list

solitary, underpass, amphibian, cleaner, disbelief, foreign, intentional, mullet

Next steps

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