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Spell Bee Word: Special


What does special mean?

Word: Special

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Special means different from the usual and better or more valued, or made for one particular person or purpose.

Synonyms: unique, particular

Antonyms: usual, common

How do you spell special?

Syllables: spe - cial

Tricky part: The sh sound is spelt ci, not sh or s. Children often write speshal or spesial.

Watch out for: speshal, specail, spesial

Memory tip: A speCIAl agent works for the CIA: those three capital letters sit in the middle of special.

Special in a sentence

Example 1: Mum makes a special pudding on my birthday.

Example 2: This box is for special guests only.

Example 3: Every child in the class is special in some way.

Fun Fact

The Special Olympics, for people with intellectual disabilities, held its first international games in Chicago in 1968.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) holliday
b) invitasion
c) special
d) birthdey

Show answer

c) special. Birthday ends in ay, holiday has one l and invitation ends in tion, so special is the one spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandma cooked a speciel lunch for the visitors from Paris.

a) cooked
b) visitors
c) lunch
d) speciel

Show answer

d) speciel. Special ends in al, as in festival.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

special

a) rare
b) ordinary
c) famous
d) precious

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b) ordinary. Ordinary means plain and everyday, the opposite of special.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

licapes

a) epscial
b) sepcial
c) special
d) psecial

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c) special. Sepcial, psecial and epscial keep the ci and the al but put the s, p and e in the wrong order.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is a special occasion for a family?

a) a school day
b) a lunch break
c) a bus ride
d) a wedding

Show answer

d) a wedding

2. Which word means the same as special in this sentence? This seat is kept for a special guest.

a) early
b) regular
c) tired
d) important

Show answer

d) important

Associated Words

Words that end in -cial: financial, commercial, artificial, crucial

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: unique, particular, usual, common

More words from this list

weekend, basic, clear, disadvantage, fortunate, intend, moonlight, printer

Next steps

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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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