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MaRRS International Spelling
Bee is a spelling competition
organised in
Asia for school children and is
based on the Longman Dictionary
of Contemporary English,
published by Pearson Longman.
The Third International Championship
2008-09 of MaRRS International
Spelling Bee was
held in Gurgaon District, Haryana,
recently. In the six categories,
nearly 350 students from all
over India participated. In the
international championship
held in Abu Dubai, more than
150 students participated.
The various rounds of the
competition involving English
spelling, crossword puzzles , idioms,
grammar, word application,
identifying words based on
phonetic symbols and their
meanings, antonyms and synonyms
and use of phrasal verbs
make the competition comprehensive
in terms of measuring
the English language skills of the
participants.
Shivani Nirgudkar of Thakur
Public school, Mumbai, was adjudged
the best performer of the
competition.
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