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Spell Bee Word: Aperture


What does aperture mean?

Word: Aperture

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Aperture means a small gap or hole that lets light or air through, especially the one in a camera.

Synonyms: gap, hole, slit

How do you spell aperture?

Syllables: ap - er - ture

Tricky part: The vowel after the p is e: students who hear a weak sound there write apirture or apurture.

Watch out for: apirture, apurture

Memory tip: An aperture lets light in: think of the e after the p as the opening the light comes through.

Aperture in a sentence

Example 1: Light enters the camera through a small aperture.

Example 2: The cat squeezed through a narrow aperture in the fence.

Example 3: Jonah made the aperture of his pinhole camera with a needle.

Fun Fact

Photographers measure aperture in f-numbers, and the scale runs the opposite way to what you might expect: f/2 is a much wider aperture than f/16.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

aperture

a) frame
b) shutter
c) opening
d) barrier

Show answer

c) opening. An aperture is an opening; a shutter is the part that covers it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

aperature

a) e
b) a
c) t
d) r

Show answer

b) a. Between the r and the t there is no vowel at all.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) adventure
b) signature
c) apperture
d) furniture

Show answer

c) apperture. The ture words are fine; aperture starts with only one p.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A photographer makes the aperture wider. What happens?

a) the battery lasts longer
b) the photo is printed bigger
c) more light reaches the picture
d) the camera becomes lighter

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c) more light reaches the picture

2. Which of these could be called an aperture?

a) a narrow crack in a wall
b) a lid that seals a box
c) a thick curtain over a window
d) a strap for carrying a camera

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a) a narrow crack in a wall

Associated Words

Words that end in -ture: aquaculture, horticulture, miniature, architecture, stature, departure

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: gap, hole

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