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Spell Bee Word: Baton


What does baton mean?

Word: Baton

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Baton means a short, thin stick. A conductor waves one to lead an orchestra, and runners pass one along in a relay race.

How do you spell baton?

Syllables: bat - on

Tricky part: Button has a double t, so pupils often write batton. This word has only one.

Watch out for: batton, battoon

Memory tip: This stick is so thin that only one t can fit on it.

Baton in a sentence

Example 1: Asha passed the baton smoothly and our team took the lead.

Example 2: The conductor lifted his baton and the hall fell silent.

Example 3: Our relay team practised changing the baton every evening.

Fun Fact

Baton Rouge, the capital of the US state of Louisiana, takes its name from French words meaning red stick.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our fastest runner took the batan and sprinted down the track.

a) sprinted
b) track
c) batan
d) fastest

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c) batan. The second vowel is an o, as in the word on.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

bation

a) i
b) a
c) t
d) o

Show answer

a) i. Take out the i and the word is right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tnoab

a) notch
b) boast
c) bacon
d) baton

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d) baton. Each of the others has at least one letter, such as c or s, that the jumble lacks.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) whistel
b) baton
c) stadiam
d) trumpit

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b) baton. Trumpet has an e, whistle ends in le, and stadium ends in um.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a relay race, when does a runner let go of the baton?

a) when a team-mate takes it
b) when the whistle first blows
c) when the crowd starts to cheer
d) when the opening lap begins

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a) when a team-mate takes it

2. What do the movements of a baton tell the musicians?

a) which seat they should take
b) when and how fast to play
c) who should bow at the end
d) where to keep their cases

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b) when and how fast to play

Associated Words

Words that end in -ton: badminton, mutton, skeleton, plankton

More words from this list

crumb, emphasis, hail, maid, photograph, rest, surf, wheelchair

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