Spell Bee Word: Vendor

What does vendor mean?

Word: Vendor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Vendor means a person who sells things, often from a cart or a stall in the street.

Synonyms: seller, hawker

Antonyms: buyer

How do you spell vendor?

Syllables: ven - dor

Tricky part: The ending is or. Children write vendar or vandor, mixing up the vowels.

Watch out for: vendar, vandor, vendur

Memory tip: To vend means to sell, as in a vending machine. Add or for the person who sells.

Vendor in a sentence

Example 1: The snack vendor near the park is always busy in the evening.

Example 2: A flower vendor sold us a string of jasmine.

Example 3: Every morning a vegetable vendor pushes his cart down our lane.

Fun Fact

Many cities have outdoor markets where street vendors sell fresh fruit, flowers and snacks.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

ornedv 123456

a) 634512
b) 643521
c) 215346
d) 643512

Show answer

d) 643512. Begin with v at number 6 and finish with r at number 2.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

We bought hot roasted corn from a vendor on our way to skool.

a) only skool
b) vendor and skool
c) corn and way
d) only roasted

Show answer

a) only skool. School begins with sch, not sk.

Word Champ

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

1. vendor 2. velvet 3. venom

a) 132
b) 123
c) 321
d) 213

Show answer

d) 213. Velvet goes first because l comes before n; then vendor, as d comes before o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a vendor?

a) a girl eating peanuts
b) a boy buying peanuts
c) a farmer growing peanuts
d) a man selling peanuts

Show answer

d) a man selling peanuts

2. Where would you find many vendors together?

a) in an exam hall
b) at a busy market
c) in a quiet library
d) in a dentist's room

Show answer

b) at a busy market

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: seller

More words from this list

armrest, churn, daybreak, flagpole, hundred, nation, saint, strainer

Next steps

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