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Spell Bee Word: Tailor


What does tailor mean?

Word: Tailor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tailor means a person whose job is to cut cloth and stitch clothes so that they fit well.

How do you spell tailor?

Syllables: tai - lor

Tricky part: Many job words end in er, but tailor ends in or, like doctor and actor. There is no u before the r, even in British English.

Watch out for: tailer, tailour

Memory tip: A tailor and a doctor both have job names that end in or.

Tailor in a sentence

Example 1: The tailor measured me for a new kurta.

Example 2: Our tailor has a shop near the market.

Example 3: Ammi took the torn shirt to the tailor.

Fun Fact

The word tailor comes from an old French word meaning to cut.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) telor
b) tailor
c) talor
d) taelor

Show answer

b) tailor. The first part has ai, as in rain.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

taillor

a) a
b) r
c) l
d) i

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c) l. Tailor has just one l.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rlaoit

a) tilaor
b) tialor
c) talior
d) tailor

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d) tailor. Only one choice spells the person who stitches clothes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would a tailor NOT usually make?

a) a blouse
b) a shirt
c) shoes
d) a kurta

Show answer

c) shoes

2. Which machine does a tailor use most?

a) a printing machine
b) a knitting machine
c) a washing machine
d) a sewing machine

Show answer

d) a sewing machine

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ta: tall, tasty, target

More words from this list

yell, begin, child, draw, gentle, lark, parrot, sandwich

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