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Spell Bee Word: Receipt

Receipt (noun): a piece of paper or a message that shows you have paid for something, or that something has been handed over to you.


What does receipt mean?

Word: Receipt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Receipt means a piece of paper or a message that shows you have paid for something, or that something has been handed over to you.

How do you spell receipt?

Syllables: re - ceipt

Tricky part: The vowels in the middle are e then i, so reciept is the usual slip.

Watch out for: reciept, recipt, reciet

Memory tip: In the middle of receipt, e comes before i, just as e comes before i in the alphabet.

Receipt in a sentence

Example 1: Keep the receipt in case the shoes do not fit.

Example 2: The shopkeeper printed a long receipt for our groceries.

Example 3: Mum asked for a receipt when she paid the school fees at the office.

Fun Fact

Many shop receipts are printed on heat-sensitive paper with no ink at all, which is why old ones slowly fade.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) cashier
b) receit
c) grocery
d) discount

Show answer

b) receit. Receipt has a p before the t that you never hear, as in the silent p of cupboard.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tpercie

a) picture
b) receipt
c) recipe
d) recite

Show answer

b) receipt. Recipe has no t, recite has no p, and picture needs a u.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa checked the reseipt from the vegetable shop before folding it away.

a) folding
b) reseipt
c) vegetable
d) checked

Show answer

b) reseipt. Receipt uses a c, not an s, for the hiss sound in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mum keeps the receipt after buying a fan. Why is it useful?

a) it shows she paid if the fan must go back
b) it tells her how to switch on the fan
c) it is a free gift card
d) it keeps the fan cool

Show answer

a) it shows she paid if the fan must go back

2. When are you most likely to be handed a receipt?

a) when the teacher calls the register
b) when a friend lends you a pen
c) after you pay for new shoes
d) when you wave to a neighbour

Show answer

c) after you pay for new shoes

Associated Words

Words that start with rec: recipient, rectify, recommend, recluse, recall, recreation

More words from this list

sportsman, unpredictable, aquarium, communicate, distract, fuse, javelin, nickel

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