Words ending
in -ery.

bake → bakery

A shop or place where bread and cakes are made.

“The bakery smells of warm bread.”

No common root word

A thing that stores electricity to power a toy, phone or other device.

“My torch needs a new battery.”

brave → bravery

Being brave.

“The firefighter got a medal for bravery.”

brew → brewery

A place where beer is made.

“The old brewery is now a museum.”

No common root word

A place where dead people are buried.

“We put flowers on my grandad's grave at the cemetery.”

eat → eatery

A small restaurant or café.

“The new eatery on the corner sells pizza.”

fish → fishery

A place where fish are caught or bred.

“The fishery sends fish to shops across the country.”

No common root word

A room or building where art is shown.

“We saw paintings by Monet at the gallery.”

green → greenery

Green leaves and plants.

“The hall was decorated with flowers and greenery.”

hatch → hatchery

A place where eggs are hatched.

“The salmon hatchery releases young fish into the river.”

No common root word

A game in which people buy tickets and winners are picked by chance.

“My aunt won a small prize in the lottery.”

machine → machinery

Machines, or the moving parts of a machine.

“The farm machinery was parked in the barn.”

No common root word

Great unhappiness.

“The cold, wet camp was pure misery.”

No common root word

Something strange that nobody can explain.

“Who ate the last biscuit is still a mystery.”

nurse → nursery

A place where young children are looked after, or where plants are grown.

“My little brother goes to nursery in the morning.”

refine → refinery

A factory where something such as oil or sugar is made pure.

“The oil refinery glowed at night.”

rob → robbery

The crime of stealing from a person or place.

“The police caught the thieves after the bank robbery.”

scene → scenery

The natural things you see around you, such as hills and trees, or the painted background on a stage.

“We enjoyed the mountain scenery from the train.”

No common root word

Paper, envelopes, pens and other things for writing.

“We bought new stationery for the school year.”

No common root word

Treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body to fix it.

“The vet did surgery on the dog's leg.”

No common root word

Using tricks to fool people.

“The fox used trickery to steal the cheese.”

wine → winery

A place where wine is made.

“The winery is surrounded by rows of grapevines.”