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Spell Bee Word: Year


What does year mean?

Word: Year

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Year means a time of twelve months.

How do you spell year?

Syllables: year

Tricky part: Year has ea in the middle. Children sometimes write yeer or yaer.

Watch out for: yeer, yaer, yeir

Memory tip: Year starts just like yes, with y and e; the a comes straight after the e.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. all year round: At every time of the year. Example: "The rainforest stays green all year round."

Year in a sentence

Example 1: I will be seven next year.

Example 2: My birthday comes once a year.

Example 3: This year our class went to the zoo.

Fun Fact

A year is the time the Earth takes to go once around the Sun, a little more than 365 days.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) year
b) mune

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b) mune. Moon is spelt with oo; mune is not.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'year':

a) pear
b) near

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b) near. Near and year end the same. Pear looks alike but sounds like pair.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

yearr

a) r
b) y

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a) r. Year ends in one r, so take away the extra r.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

arye

a) yrea
b) year

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b) year. Only one order spells the word for twelve months.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which month starts a new year?

a) January
b) June
c) March
d) October

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a) January

2. Amara is five this year. How old will she be next year?

a) seven
b) six
c) four
d) five

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b) six

More words from this list

body, dad, find, high, last, no, room, tell

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.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

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