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Spell Bee Word: Tutor


What does tutor mean?

Word: Tutor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tutor means a teacher who teaches one student or a small group, often at home or after school.

Synonyms: teacher

How do you spell tutor?

Syllables: tu - tor

Tricky part: The word ends in or, not er. Children write tuter, or tuitor because of the word tuition.

Watch out for: tuter, tutar, tuitor

Memory tip: Tutor ends in or, like doctor and actor. All three are people doing a job.

Tutor in a sentence

Example 1: My maths tutor comes on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Example 2: Vihaan's elder cousin is his tutor for Hindi.

Example 3: The tutor explained fractions by drawing a pizza.

Fun Fact

At universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, students meet their tutor in very small groups, sometimes just one or two at a time.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. tutor 2. turtle 3. tuition

a) 123
b) 312
c) 321
d) 231

Show answer

c) 321. After tu, tuition has i, turtle has r and tutor has t, so that is the order.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

t_tor

a) a
b) u
c) i
d) e

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b) u. The first vowel is u, as in tuition.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) tutor : student
b) doctor : patient
c) shopkeeper : customer
d) driver : pasenger

Show answer

d) driver : pasenger. Passenger has a double s.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with tutor?

a) tractor
b) butter
c) scooter
d) motor

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c) scooter. Scooter has the same long oo sound and the same ending sound as tutor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a tutor different from a school teacher?

a) teaches just one or a few
b) never marks any work
c) teaches only in a hall
d) only teaches sport

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a) teaches just one or a few

2. Ria's tutor gave her extra practice. What will probably happen?

a) she will stop studying
b) her marks will fall
c) she will skip school
d) her marks will improve

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d) her marks will improve

Associated Words

Words that end in -tor: indicator, director, escalator, predator, projector, accelerator

More words from this list

anklet, chilly, custard, fake, hibiscus, moan, reproduce, steering

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