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Spell Bee Word: sanctuary


Basic Details

Word: Sanctuary

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A safe place, especially a protected area where wild animals and birds can live without being hunted. It can also mean a holy place.

Synonyms: refuge, haven, shelter, reserve

How to Spell Sanctuary

Syllables: sanc - tu - a - ry

Tricky part: It has four beats: sanc-tu-a-ry. Students who say it fast drop the a and write sanctury, or change ary to ery.

Watch out for: sanctury, sanctuery, sancturay

Memory tip: In a sanctuary, U and A are safe side by side: sanct-U-A-ry. Keep those two vowels together.

Usage Examples

Example 1: We saw painted storks nesting at the bird sanctuary.

Example 2: For my grandmother, her small garden is a sanctuary from the noisy street.

Example 3: Hunting is banned inside a wildlife sanctuary.

Fun Fact

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Karnataka is spread over small islands in the Kaveri river, near Srirangapatna.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) boundary
b) estuary
c) sanctury
d) voluntary

Show answer

c) sanctury. Estuary, voluntary and boundary all keep their ary, and sanctuary needs the u and a before ry.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: sanctuary

a) battle
b) prison
c) refuge
d) threat

Show answer

c) refuge. A refuge is a place of safety, which is what a sanctuary gives.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

sanct_ar_

a) u, y
b) e, y
c) a, y
d) u, i

Show answer

a) u, y. Sanctu is followed by ary, which ends in y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Animals in a sanctuary are ____.

a) trained for a circus
b) sold at a market
c) protected from hunters
d) kept in small cages for shows

Show answer

c) protected from hunters

2. Which is the best place to seek sanctuary from a storm?

a) a river bank
b) the top of a tree
c) an open field
d) a strong shelter

Show answer

d) a strong shelter

Associated Words

sherifffascinatemedicinalperceptionrepudiate
transportqueuefareminiaturemerriment

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