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Spell Bee Word: Blunt

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What does blunt mean?

Word: Blunt

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Blunt means with an edge or tip that cannot cut or poke well. A blunt pencil makes thick, fuzzy lines. It can also mean speaking in a very direct way, without trying to be polite.

Synonyms: dull

How do you spell blunt?

Syllables: blunt

Tricky part: The vowel is a short u, as in cup, and it is easy to write a or o instead.

Watch out for: blount, blunte

Memory tip: Picture a blunt pencil with its tip worn down into a round u shape: that u is the only vowel in blunt.

Blunt in a sentence

Example 1: My pencil is blunt; may I use your sharpener?

Example 2: The blunt knife could not cut the tomato.

Example 3: The old axe was too blunt to chop the log.

Fun Fact

Nurses use bandage scissors with a blunt, rounded tip so they can cut a bandage without poking the skin.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bllunt
b) blunt
c) blunnt
d) bluntt

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b) blunt. No letter is doubled in blunt.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

blunt

a) thick
b) round
c) sharp
d) flat

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c) sharp. A sharp knife cuts well, so sharp is the opposite of blunt.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ntulb

a) bulnt
b) bltun
c) blunt
d) blnut

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c) blunt. Say it slowly: two sounds blend at the start and two at the end, with the vowel between.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandpa's garden shears are blut and need sharpening.

a) sharpening
b) shears
c) blut
d) garden

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c) blut. You can hear an n just before the t in blunt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to be blunt?

a) a worn crayon
b) a cactus spine
c) a new needle
d) a drawing pin

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a) a worn crayon

2. Grandma is blunt. What does she do?

a) never says anything
b) speaks very softly
c) praises everything she sees
d) says exactly what she thinks

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d) says exactly what she thinks

Associated Words

Words that end in -unt: grunt, account, aunt, amount, stunt

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: dull

More words from this list

cottage, fence, hazel, live, paw, scone, string, wise

Next steps

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