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Spell Bee Word: Tenure


What does tenure mean?

Word: Tenure

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tenure means the length of time a person holds an important job or position, such as a principal or a prime minister. For teachers in some universities it also means the right to keep the job for good.

Synonyms: period

How do you spell tenure?

Syllables: ten - ure

Tricky part: The middle sounds like you, but there is no y or o: a single u does the job.

Watch out for: tenyure, tenyour, teneure

Memory tip: Tenure has no you in it, even though you can hear one: the u does the work alone.

Tenure in a sentence

Example 1: The coach's tenure lasted six seasons.

Example 2: During his tenure as mayor, the city planted thousands of trees.

Example 3: Professors at that university can apply for tenure after several years of teaching.

Fun Fact

Tenure came into English from Old French, where it was built on tenir, to hold, from the Latin tenere. Tenant comes from the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: tenure

a) holiday
b) reward
c) term
d) ending

Show answer

c) term. A term of office is the time someone holds a post, which is a tenure.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

During her tenur as principal, Mrs Rao started a library period for every class.

a) period
b) library
c) principal
d) tenur

Show answer

d) tenur. Tenure ends with a silent e after the r.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) censure
b) tennure
c) measure
d) manure

Show answer

b) tennure. Tenure starts with ten, so there is one n, not two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which question asks about someone's tenure?

a) What did you study at your college?
b) How long were you the head of the club?
c) Where did you live as a small child?
d) Which sport do you play the best?

Show answer

b) How long were you the head of the club?

2. When a captain's tenure comes to an end, she ____.

a) lifts the trophy again
b) steps down from the post
c) gets a bigger salary
d) plays her first match

Show answer

b) steps down from the post

Associated Words

Words that end in -ure: aperture, horticulture, pressure, aquaculture, departure, immature

More words from this list

abundant, authentic, commentary, disbursement, flustered, interrupt, obnoxious, refine

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