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Spell Bee Word: Target


What does target mean?

Word: Target

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Target means something you aim at, like the round board in archery. It can also mean a number or result you hope to reach.

Synonyms: aim

How do you spell target?

Syllables: tar - get

Tricky part: The ending is et, and the vowel in the second part is easy to get wrong when you say it fast.

Watch out for: targit, targat

Memory tip: Target ends in et, just like pocket and ticket.

Target in a sentence

Example 1: The arrow hit the middle of the target.

Example 2: My target is to read twenty books this year.

Example 3: Throw the ball at the target on the wall.

Fun Fact

In archery, the centre of the target is called the bullseye or the gold, and hitting it scores the most points.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gertat

a) traget
b) atrget
c) target
d) tagret

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c) target. Only one choice spells the thing an archer aims at.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

tar_et

a) g
b) d
c) k
d) j

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a) g. The g in target is hard, as in go.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: target

a) goal
b) noise
c) gift
d) start

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a) goal. Your target is the goal you are trying to reach.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena threw three rings at the terget.

a) threw
b) terget
c) rings
d) Meena

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b) terget. The first vowel in target is a, as in tar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which game do you throw small pointed arrows at a round board?

a) darts
b) carrom
c) ludo
d) marbles

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a) darts

2. Rohan's target was 20 runs, and he scored 25. Did he reach it?

a) yes, he went past it
b) no, he scored none
c) yes, he hit it exactly
d) no, he fell short

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a) yes, he went past it

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ta: talk, tailor, table

More words from this list

zebra, berry, chocolate, drink, giggle, lean, pattern, scarlet

Next steps

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