What does blazer mean?
Word: Blazer
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Blazer means a smart jacket, often in the colours of a school, club or team, worn as part of a uniform.
How do you spell blazer?
Syllables: bla - zer
Tricky part: The buzzing sound in the middle really is a z. Students who think of laser, where an s makes that sound, often write blaser.
Watch out for: blaser, blaiser
Memory tip: Picture the zigzag stripes on a sports-day blazer: that zigzag is the z in the middle of the word.
Blazer in a sentence
Example 1: Every Monday, Arjun wears his navy blazer to the school assembly.
Example 2: The cricket team posed for a photo in matching cream blazers.
Example 3: Meera hung her blazer on the back of her chair before the debate began.
Fun Fact
The name is often traced to the bright red jackets worn by a rowing club at St John's College, Cambridge, in the 1800s. The colour was so bold that the jackets seemed to blaze.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
rzaleb 123456
a) 645231
b) 463251
c) 643251
d) 643215
Show answer
c) 643251. Follow the digits in turn and the six letters fall back into the school jacket word.
Word Champ
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
blaz_ _
a) re
b) er
c) or
d) ur
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b) er. Like jumper and sweater, this piece of clothing ends in er.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the given sentence?
For the anual day, the head boy wore a crisp blazer, a striped tie and shoes so well polised that they shone under the stage lights.
a) 3
b) 1
c) 0
d) 2
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d) 2. Annual needs a double n and polished needs its h; every other word is right.
Sound Check
In which word is 'a' pronounced differently?
a) hazy
b) jazz
c) blazer
d) lazy
Show answer
b) jazz. Jazz has the short a of cat, while the other three say the a like its name.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A school tells its pupils to come in blazers. Which of these events fits best?
a) a sleepover at a friend's
b) a swimming lesson
c) a prize-giving ceremony
d) a football practice
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c) a prize-giving ceremony
2. Which of these is usually worn under a blazer?
a) an overcoat
b) a shirt and tie
c) a life jacket
d) a raincoat
Show answer
b) a shirt and tie
