Spell Bee Word: Thursday

What does Thursday mean?

Word: Thursday

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Thursday means the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday.

How do you spell Thursday?

Syllables: Thurs - day

Tricky part: Thursday has ur after Th, as in hurt. It always starts with a capital T.

Watch out for: Thrusday, Thirsday

Memory tip: The first beat of Thursday has the ur of hurt and turn.

Thursday in a sentence

Example 1: We have PT class on Thursday.

Example 2: Thursday comes after Wednesday.

Example 3: My cousin is coming on Thursday.

Fun Fact

In Hindi, Thursday is Guruvar, and Guru is a Hindi name for the planet Jupiter.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) Mumbai
b) Thursdey
c) Christmas
d) October

Show answer

b) Thursdey. Thursday ends in day, not dey.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ____

a) Saturday
b) Sunday
c) Thursday
d) Friday

Show answer

c) Thursday. Wednesday is followed by Thursday.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

Thurssday

a) s
b) d
c) h
d) r

Show answer

a) s. Thursday has a single s before day.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

On Thursday, our class will visit the musium.

a) class
b) visit
c) musium
d) Thursday

Show answer

c) musium. Museum has e and u together near the end: mu-se-um.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thursday has eight letters. Which day of the week has the most letters?

a) Saturday
b) Tuesday
c) Thursday
d) Wednesday

Show answer

d) Wednesday

2. How is Thursday often written in short?

a) Thu
b) Tsd
c) Thr
d) Tue

Show answer

a) Thu

Associated Words

Words that end in -day: holiday, birthday, yesterday

More words from this list

afraid, boot, cold, fabric, ground, maize, pocket, share

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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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