Spell Bee Word: Salary

What does salary mean?

Word: Salary

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Salary means the fixed money a person is paid for their work, usually every month.

Synonyms: pay, wages

How do you spell salary?

Syllables: sal - a - ry

Tricky part: The ending is ary, with a, not ery as in celery. There is only one l.

Watch out for: salery, sallary, salry

Memory tip: Celery is a vegetable full of e's; salary is money, and a is for amount. Keep the a's for the money word.

Salary in a sentence

Example 1: Papa gets his salary on the first day of every month.

Example 2: The new teacher used her first salary to buy her mother a dress.

Example 3: Nurses work long hours for their salary.

Fun Fact

Salary comes from the Latin word salarium, which is linked to sal, the Latin word for salt.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

r a s y l a 1 2 3 4 5 6

a) 325614
b) 325164
c) 352614
d) 536214

Word Champ

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

salary

a) lays
b) sly
c) rays
d) early

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) doctor : hospitel
b) pilot : plane
c) worker : salary
d) farmer : field

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) wallet
b) monney
c) purse
d) salary

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If someone's salary goes up, they ______.

a) are paid more
b) change their name
c) work at night
d) are paid less

2. Where is a salary usually paid these days?

a) into a letter box
b) into a piggy bank
c) into a school bag
d) into a bank account