How to spell thanksgiving

hear itthanks·giv·ing/,θæŋks'ɡɪvɪŋ/nounLong vowels

What it means: A holiday celebrated in November with a large feast.

In a sentence: We had a big turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as thanks giving or thanksgivng.

Same family: thanks, thankful, thankfulness, thanksgiving-day, thank-you. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “thanksgiving” comes from the Old English word “þanc” (thought, gratitude) and “giefan” (to give), literally meaning “the giving of thanks.” Over time, it came to refer both to the short prayer before meals and to larger religious or cultural celebrations of gratitude.

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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