Spell Bee Word: September

What does September mean?

Word: September

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: September means the ninth month of the year.

How do you spell September?

Syllables: Sep - tem - ber

Tricky part: September ends in ber, like October, November and December, and as a month name it always starts with a capital S.

Watch out for: Septembur, Septembar, Septemba

Memory tip: Say the last four months in a row, September, October, November, December, and listen for the same ber at the end of each.

September in a sentence

Example 1: Teachers' Day falls on 5 September.

Example 2: The rains slow down in late September.

Example 3: My cousin was born in September.

Fun Fact

September comes from the Latin word septem, meaning seven. It was the seventh month in the old Roman calendar.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

June, July, August, ____

a) October
b) September
c) November
d) March

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b) September. September is the month that follows August.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) Septumber
b) Septamber
c) Septimber
d) September

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d) September. The middle clap is tem, with an e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

serpbtmee

a) Sepetmber
b) Setpember
c) September
d) Septmeber

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c) September. One month of the year hides in these nine letters; give it a capital S.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

Se_tember

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

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a) p. The first part is Sep, so p fills the gap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does September have?

a) 30
b) 29
c) 28
d) 31

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a) 30

2. Which month has the same number of days as September?

a) August
b) October
c) July
d) June

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d) June

Associated Words

Words that end in -ber: barber, December, cucumber

More words from this list

tennis, action, blackberry, climate, elephant, good, listen, pine

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.

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

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

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