Spell Bee Word: Royal

What does royal mean?

Word: Royal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Royal means belonging to a king or queen, or connected with their family.

How do you spell royal?

Syllables: roy - al

Tricky part: A weak, quick sound closes this word, so children write royel or royle.

Watch out for: royel, royle

Memory tip: A prince's best friend is his royal pal. Let the two words finish with the same two letters.

Royal in a sentence

Example 1: The royal palace in Mysuru glows with lights in the evening.

Example 2: We saw a royal crown at the museum in Jaipur.

Example 3: The band played for the royal guests.

Fun Fact

The word came into English through French from the Latin for king. In India it is also part of a popular name for the country's national animal, the Royal Bengal tiger.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

roayal

a) y
b) l
c) a
d) o

Show answer

c) a. The r takes the o straight after it, with no other vowel squeezed in.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) treasure
b) royal
c) kingdom
d) palase

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d) palase. A palace ends in ace, the same as lace.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

royal

a) regal
b) loyal
c) gentle
d) modern

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a) regal. Regal means fit for a king or queen.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lyroa

a) royal
b) oryal
c) ryoal
d) yoral

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a) royal. A king's family is called this; look for ro at the start.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would you expect to see inside a royal palace?

a) stacks of rice sacks
b) golden thrones and crowns
c) piles of bus tickets
d) rows of school desks

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b) golden thrones and crowns

2. The winning team got a royal welcome. What kind of welcome was it?

a) a quiet, shy one
b) a cold, late one
c) a rather short one
d) a very grand one

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d) a very grand one

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with r: railway, ruler, rugby, relative, receive, rally

More words from this list

sweep, agile, bravery, consist, embassy, greengrocer, know, opponent

Next steps

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