The Inter- House Super Spellathon, for grades III to IX was organised at Mayor World School on 29thJanuary, 2020. It was a quiz based on spellings, diction, vocabulary, pronunciation, books and authors, etc. There were five participants from each house and they participated enthusiastically to create a tough competition.

There were ten rounds including the Spell-Bee, Books and Authors, Antonyms and Synonyms, Prefixes and Suffixes, Idioms and Proverbs, Word Search, Rapid Fire, Poetic Devices, etc. While the Spell bee tested the participants for the spellings, Diction was based on pronunciations. There was an Audio- Visual round also, which was very captivating.In Visual round, the participants were asked to recognise famous authors and poets from the pictures shown to them. 

Questions for the audience were asked and there was a fervent response by them. Rapid Fire round evaluated their spontaneity whereas they exhibited their acting skill in Dumb Charades round where the team had to judge enacted proverb. Most of the questions were based on the Spellathon sheets given to them throughout the year. There was neck and neck competition as all the participants were well prepared, which reveals their great interest and command over the language.

Shakespeare House comprising Chitaj Mayor and Samridhi Sondhi (IX), Dhruv Jain (VIII), Aanya (VII) and Arun (VI) won the tie breaker round and bagged first position. The second position was held by Dickens House whereas third and fourth positions were grabbed by Wordsworth House and Keats House respectively.

The Vice Chairperson, Ms Neerza Mayor and the Director cum Principal, Ms Sarita  Madhok graced the occasion with their presence and congratulated the winners. Interacting with the students, they said that such competitions help to evolve the love for reading amongst children and add to their confidence levels. They added that to inculcate the habit of reading and to improve the vocabulary of the children, such competitions are very essential. The students found the competition very exciting and informative.

Photo Gallery Inter House Super Spellathon