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Spell Bee Word: sheriff


Basic Details

Word: Sheriff

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: In the USA, an officer elected to keep law and order in a county. Mumbai and Kolkata also have a Sheriff, an honorary city post.

Synonyms: lawman, marshal

How to Spell Sheriff

Syllables: sher - iff

Tricky part: There is one r and a double f. Students often swap them and write sherrif.

Watch out for: sherrif, sherif, sherriff

Memory tip: One rider, two footprints: the sheriff has one r and two f's.

Usage Examples

Example 1: In the cowboy film, the sheriff rode into town on a white horse.

Example 2: The sheriff pinned a silver star on his shirt.

Example 3: The Sheriff of Mumbai welcomed the visiting athletes at the Gateway of India.

Fun Fact

The Sheriff of Mumbai is chosen for a term of one year. The post has no police powers; the Sheriff mainly welcomes important visitors to the city.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sheriff
b) questionaire
c) caterpiller
d) millionare

Show answer

a) sheriff. Caterpillar ends in ar, millionaire has ai before the re, and questionnaire needs a double n.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

fisherf

a) sheriff
b) shuffle
c) shrivel
d) sherbet

Show answer

a) sheriff. Look past the word fisher in the jumble: two f's, an i and an r make sheriff.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The sherif warned the outlaws to leave the town before sunset.

a) sunset
b) sherif
c) warned
d) outlaws

Show answer

b) sherif. This word ends with a pair of f's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A sheriff in an American county is mainly in charge of ____.

a) law and order
b) school timetables
c) the weather report
d) baking bread

Show answer

a) law and order

2. Which of these would a cowboy film sheriff most likely wear?

a) a chef's hat
b) a swimming cap
c) a badge shaped like a star
d) a crown

Show answer

c) a badge shaped like a star

Associated Words

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