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Spell Bee Word: Bitter


What does bitter mean?

Word: Bitter

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Bitter means having a sharp, strong taste, like karela or very dark chocolate.

How do you spell bitter?

Syllables: bit - ter

Tricky part: Children forget the double t in the middle.

Watch out for: bitar, bitur

Memory tip: Two t's in a row, like two lips pressed tight after a bite of bitter karela.

Bitter in a sentence

Example 1: Karela tastes bitter, but it is good for you.

Example 2: Some medicines taste bitter, so Mumma gives me honey after.

Example 3: Black coffee is too bitter for me.

Fun Fact

Scientists think our tongues are good at noticing bitter tastes because many poisonous plants taste bitter.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: bitter

a) sharp
b) sweet
c) salty
d) sour

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b) sweet. Sweet is the opposite taste to bitter.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bittar
b) bittre
c) bittir
d) bitter

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d) bitter. Bitter ends in -er, just like butter.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ttierb

a) bitter
b) beittr
c) birtte
d) bttier

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a) bitter. Keep the two t's side by side, and the word falls into place.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The orenge peel tasted bitter.

a) orenge
b) peel
c) tasted
d) bitter

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a) orenge. Orange has an a after the r: or-ange.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the food that tastes bitter:

a) a ripe mango
b) jaggery
c) neem leaves
d) honey

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c) neem leaves

2. Rani swallowed a bitter medicine. What did she do next?

a) smiled widely
b) asked for more
c) licked her lips
d) made a face

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d) made a face

Associated Words

Words that end in -ter: scooter, writer, firefighter, painter, heater, water

More words from this list

click, ear, goat, lion, pigeon, scream, tea, above

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