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Spell Bee Word: schedule


Basic Details

Word: Schedule

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A plan that lists the times when things will happen, like a timetable for classes or trains.

Synonyms: timetable, plan, programme, agenda

How to Spell Schedule

Syllables: sched - ule

Tricky part: It starts with sch, which many people say as sh. The ending is ule, as in module, not ual.

Watch out for: shedule, schedual, scedule

Memory tip: Break it into sched + ule. School and schedule both begin with sch, and your school runs on a schedule.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The exam schedule was pinned on the notice board on Monday.

Example 2: Our flight left on schedule, right at 6:40 in the morning.

Example 3: Mum keeps a weekly schedule of who will water the plants.

Fun Fact

In British English schedule is usually said shed-yool, while Americans say sked-jool. Both spell it exactly the same way.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

sch_d_le

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

Show answer

c) e, u. Write sched first, then the ule ending.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: schedule

a) holiday
b) hurry
c) delay
d) timetable

Show answer

d) timetable. A timetable shows what happens when, which is what a schedule does.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lechudse

a) chuckled
b) schedule
c) secluded
d) shoulder

Show answer

b) schedule. Secluded and chuckled need a second d or a k, and shoulder needs an o and an r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a train is behind schedule, it is ____.

a) cancelled for ever
b) full of mangoes
c) early
d) late

Show answer

d) late

2. Which of these would you find on a school schedule?

a) the price of rice
b) the time of the maths class
c) a cake recipe
d) a map of the moon

Show answer

b) the time of the maths class

Associated Words

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Next steps

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