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Spell Bee Word: Quiz


What does quiz mean?

Word: Quiz

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Quiz means a short test or game made of questions to answer.

Synonyms: test

How do you spell quiz?

Syllables: quiz

Tricky part: Quiz has only one z. The z doubles only when we write more than one: quizzes.

Watch out for: quizz, quizze

Memory tip: Picture one buzzing bee: a single z is enough for quiz. Only quizzes, more than one, needs two.

Quiz in a sentence

Example 1: Our class had a quiz on animals today.

Example 2: Dev won the general knowledge quiz.

Example 3: Mum gave me a quick quiz on tables.

Fun Fact

No one knows for sure where the word quiz came from. It first turned up in English more than 200 years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) quiz
b) qwiz
c) kuiz
d) kwiz

Show answer

a) quiz. Quiz starts with q and u, the way quick and queen do.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

zuiq

a) qizu
b) quiz
c) quzi
d) qiuz

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b) quiz. Q always starts this word; place the other three letters after it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our teacher gave us a quize on plants.

a) plants
b) teacher
c) gave
d) quize

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d) quize. Quiz stops at the z; there is no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dev got eight out of ten questions right in the quiz. How many did he get wrong?

a) eight
b) ten
c) one
d) two

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d) two

2. Pick the line that could be a quiz question.

a) Please open your books now.
b) What is the capital of India?
c) Delhi is a very big city.
d) I like to read stories.

Show answer

b) What is the capital of India?

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: test

More words from this list

smooth, trunk, arm, build, crow, finch, holiday, mouse

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.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

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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