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Spell Bee Word: Runway


What does runway mean?

Word: Runway

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Runway means a long, flat strip of hard ground where planes take off and land at an airport.

How do you spell runway?

Syllables: run - way

Tricky part: The 'ay' sound at the end is spelt a, y, not e, y. Children often write runwey.

Watch out for: runwey, runwaye

Memory tip: Say to yourself, 'A plane says Yay! when it lands,' to remember the a and the y at the end.

Runway in a sentence

Example 1: Our plane rolled slowly along the runway before it took off.

Example 2: From the airport window, Kabir watched a jet land on the runway.

Example 3: The runway lights glowed blue and white at night.

Fun Fact

Runway numbers come from compass directions: a runway marked 09 points roughly east, and one marked 27 points roughly west.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

_____way

a) runn
b) ron
c) ran
d) run

Show answer

d) run. The first part is the action word run, with one n.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

runway

a) yarn
b) any
c) rain
d) warn

Show answer

c) rain. Rain is the only word here with an i, a letter runway lacks.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) toy : toys
b) lady : ladies
c) runway : runwaies
d) baby : babies

Show answer

c) runway : runwaies. When a word ends in a vowel and y, you just add s, so the plural is runways.

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'ay' sound as in runway?

a) cake
b) paw
c) pie
d) pea

Show answer

a) cake. Cake has the same long sound as the end of runway, though it is spelt differently; pea, pie and paw have other vowels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would use a runway on every working day?

a) a farmer
b) a baker
c) a pilot
d) a tailor

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c) a pilot

2. Why does a runway need to be so long?

a) so that trains can cross it
b) so that people can walk on it
c) so that cars can park on it
d) so that planes can gather speed

Show answer

d) so that planes can gather speed

Associated Words

Words that end in -way: highway, takeaway, driveway

More words from this list

sticky, twice, angler, chunk, duckling, gobble, kennel, pane

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