What does buttercup mean?
Word: Buttercup
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Buttercup means a small wild plant with shiny, bright yellow flowers.
How do you spell buttercup?
Syllables: but - ter - cup
Tricky part: Keep the double t in the middle. Children often write butercup with one t.
Watch out for: butercup, buttercap, buttercupp
Memory tip: Two t's stand side by side in the middle of buttercup, like two flower stems growing together.
Buttercup in a sentence
Example 1: A field of buttercups shone yellow in the sun.
Example 2: Tara held a buttercup under my chin to see the yellow glow.
Example 3: Butterflies fluttered around the buttercups by the stream.
Fun Fact
A buttercup's petals are glossy because their top layer of cells is very smooth and reflects light like a mirror. That is why one held under your chin can cast a yellow glow.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
If you join ___ and ___, you will get the name of a yellow flower.
1. butter 2. ros 3. cup 4. sun 5. lilly 6. dazy
a) 4 and 2
b) 5 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 2 and 6
Show answer
c) 1 and 3. Butter and cup join to make buttercup.
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
u, e, u
a) c_c_mb_r
b) s_nfl_w_r
c) m_g_z_ne
d) b_tt_rc_p
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d) b_tt_rc_p. Fill in u, e and u, and the gaps spell buttercup.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) buttercup, lotus, toolip, jesmine
b) buttercup, lotus, tulip, jasmine
c) buttercup, lottus, tulip, jasmeen
d) buttercup, lotis, tulipp, jasmine
Show answer
b) buttercup, lotus, tulip, jasmine. Every flower here is right: lotus ends in -us, and jasmine has a and i.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
cutpburet
a) a tall flower with a big yellow face that turns to the sun
b) a climbing plant with sweet-smelling purple flowers
c) a white flower with a yellow centre
d) a wild flower whose glossy petals shine like gold
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d) a wild flower whose glossy petals shine like gold. The nine letters can be sorted into buttercup.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which insect is most likely to visit a buttercup for food?
a) a cockroach
b) a mosquito
c) a bee
d) an ant
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c) a bee
2. In which seasons do buttercups usually flower in England?
a) late autumn
b) early winter
c) late spring and summer
d) the middle of winter
Show answer
c) late spring and summer
