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Spell Bee Word: batter


Basic Details

Word: Batter

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To hit something hard again and again, so that it is damaged or knocked about.

Synonyms: pound, beat, hammer, pummel

How to Spell Batter

Syllables: bat - ter

Tricky part: The middle has a double t. Students who hear one t sound often write only one, and some end the word with ar instead of er.

Watch out for: bater, battar, batterr

Memory tip: Picture two cricket bats standing side by side in the middle of the word: bat-ter has a t from each.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Heavy rain battered the tin roof all night, and nobody in the house could sleep.

Example 2: The storm battered the coast of Odisha, uprooting hundreds of trees.

Example 3: Please do not batter the door like that; just ring the bell.

Fun Fact

The batter you use for pakoras or pancakes is named from the same old French word battre, to beat, because the flour and liquid are beaten together.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

trbeta

a) batter
b) better
c) bitter
d) butter

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a) batter. Better, bitter and butter each need a vowel the jumble does not have; its only vowels are a and e.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Huge waves continued to bater the old fishing boats near the harbour.

a) fishing
b) waves
c) bater
d) harbour

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c) bater. Batter needs two t's in the middle; bater has lost one.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: batter

a) praise
b) guard
c) pound
d) soothe

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c) pound. To pound something is to strike it hard many times, just as you batter it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If hailstones batter a car, they ____.

a) hit it hard again and again
b) cool it down gently
c) wash it clean
d) cover it with snow

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a) hit it hard again and again

2. Which word can describe both hitting something hard and a mixture for frying?

a) sauce
b) punch
c) dough
d) batter

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d) batter

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