What does bauble mean?
Word: Bauble
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Bauble means a cheap, shiny ornament or piece of jewellery with little real value.
How do you spell bauble?
Syllables: bau - ble
Tricky part: The opening vowel sound could be written aw or o, but it is au.
Watch out for: bawble, boble
Memory tip: It may glitter but it is not gold, even though it borrows gold's chemical symbol, Au.
Bauble in a sentence
Example 1: She kept the little glass bauble her cousin brought back from Jaipur.
Example 2: My little sister keeps her plastic baubles in an old biscuit tin.
Example 3: The crow carried a shiny bauble back to its nest.
Fun Fact
A bauble was also the name of the short stick carried by a court jester, usually topped with a carved head.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt one:
1. apparatus 2. anonymous 3. bauble 4. flourescent
a) a small ornament of low worth
b) having a name that nobody knows
c) giving off bright light, as some tube lamps do
d) the equipment needed for a task
Show answer
c) giving off bright light, as some tube lamps do. Fluorescent starts with fluor; the list has the letters of flour instead.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word baubles as used in the sentence:
Stalls at the village fair were piled with glass bangles and shiny baubles.
a) antiques
b) heirlooms
c) trinkets
d) treasures
Show answer
c) trinkets. Trinkets are small, inexpensive ornaments, which fits a village fair stall.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
The toddler reached for the tiny golden ulebab hanging from the shop's ceiling.
a) bauble
b) bubble
c) bobble
d) babble
Show answer
a) bauble. All four share the b's, but only one has both an a and a u.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
bau_l_
a) d,e
b) b,e
c) p,e
d) b,a
Show answer
b) b,e. The two gaps give a b and then the silent ending vowel.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A child who spends all her money on baubles will most likely end up with
a) a set of sturdy tools for years
b) a box of glittering odds and ends
c) savings that will grow in value
d) a shelf of useful reference books
Show answer
b) a box of glittering odds and ends
2. Someone calls a famous prize a mere bauble. What do they mean?
a) It looks grand but matters very little
b) It was made a very long time ago
c) It is too heavy for anyone to carry
d) It is the most important prize of all
Show answer
a) It looks grand but matters very little
