Spell Bee Word: Saturday

What does Saturday mean?

Word: Saturday

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Saturday means the day of the week that comes just after Friday.

How do you spell Saturday?

Syllables: Sat - ur - day

Tricky part: The middle part is ur, not er or ar. Children write Saterday or Satarday. As the name of a day, it begins with a capital S.

Watch out for: Saterday, Satarday

Memory tip: Underline the ur in the middle each time you write it; that is where most slips happen.

Saturday in a sentence

Example 1: We go to the park every Saturday.

Example 2: My dance class is on Saturday morning.

Example 3: On Saturday, Chacha is taking us to the zoo.

Fun Fact

In Hindi, Saturday is Shanivar, named after Shani, which is also the name for the planet Saturn.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) Saturdey
b) Saturdy
c) Saturdai
d) Saturday

Show answer

d) Saturday. The last part is the word day, spelt d-a-y.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tdrasuya

a) Saturdya
b) Sadturay
c) Saturday
d) Saturyda

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c) Saturday. Find the day of the week that comes just after Friday.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

Sa_urday

a) p
b) k
c) d
d) t

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d) t. A t after the first a gives Saturday.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We had a picnik in the garden on Saturday.

a) picnik
b) garden
c) Saturday
d) had

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a) picnik. Picnic ends with a c, not a k.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which day comes after Saturday?

a) Friday
b) Monday
c) Sunday
d) Thursday

Show answer

c) Sunday

2. Saturday and Sunday together are called the ____.

a) midweek
b) fortnight
c) weekend
d) weekday

Show answer

c) weekend

Associated Words

More words from this list

switch, yak, beetroot, chest, dragon, garlic, lake, paper

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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