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Spell Bee Word: Barber


What does barber mean?

Word: Barber

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Barber means a person whose job is to cut hair and shave or trim beards.

How do you spell barber?

Syllables: bar - ber

Tricky part: The two parts sound the same, but their vowels are different: a first, then e.

Watch out for: barbur, barbir

Memory tip: First a, then e: the vowels come in the same order as in the alphabet.

Barber in a sentence

Example 1: The barber gave Rohan a short haircut.

Example 2: Papa goes to the barber every month.

Example 3: The barber's chair can spin round and round.

Fun Fact

Long ago barbers also pulled teeth and treated small cuts. The red and white barber's pole comes from those days.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) barrber
b) pilot
c) farmer
d) doctor

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a) barrber. Each r in barber is a single letter.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

brerab

a) braber
b) barber
c) barbre
d) barebr

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b) barber. Say barber slowly and put the letters down one sound at a time.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

bar_er

a) v
b) d
c) b
d) p

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c) b. The second part starts with the same letter as the first: b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a barber use to trim your hair?

a) scissors
b) paintbrushes
c) spanners
d) rolling pins

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a) scissors

2. A barber cuts hair. Who makes and mends clothes?

a) a tailor
b) a baker
c) a cobbler
d) a potter

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a) a tailor

Associated Words

Words that end in -ber: December, September, November, October, number, cucumber

More words from this list

chair, destroy, fourteen, June, opera, right, stick, welcome

Next steps

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