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Spell Bee Word: Rugby


What does rugby mean?

Word: Rugby

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rugby means a team game played with an oval ball that players carry, kick and pass backwards to each other.

How do you spell rugby?

Syllables: rug - by

Tricky part: The first vowel is u, as in rug, and the end is a plain y.

Watch out for: rugbey, rogby, rugbi

Memory tip: Rugby has the same short u as bus and cup, and it ends in a plain y, as baby does.

Rugby in a sentence

Example 1: Rugby players wear gum shields to protect their teeth.

Example 2: My cousin in Pune plays rugby every weekend.

Example 3: In rugby, you may not throw the ball forwards to a teammate.

Fun Fact

A rugby ball is oval rather than round, so it bounces in odd directions when it hits the ground.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rugby
b) volleybal
c) badmintan
d) hocky

Show answer

a) rugby. The other games are badminton, hockey and volleyball, and each of them has a letter wrong here.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

byrgu

a) rugby
b) rubgy
c) gruby
d) urgby

Show answer

a) rugby. Rubgy, gruby and urgby keep the u and the final y but put the r, g and b in the wrong order.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our school rugby team practises every Saterday.

a) rugby
b) team
c) Saterday
d) school

Show answer

c) Saterday. Saturday begins with Sat, the same start as Saturn.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ruggby

a) y
b) g
c) b
d) u

Show answer

b) g. Rugby has a single g, as rug does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rugby is named after ____.

a) a famous player
b) a kind of ball
c) a river in Wales
d) a school in England

Show answer

d) a school in England

2. Which word is used in rugby?

a) a birdie
b) a try
c) a wicket
d) a dunk

Show answer

b) a try

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Next steps

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