What does clipboard mean?
Word: Clipboard
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Clipboard means a flat board with a clip at the top that holds papers in place while you write; also the hidden store on a computer for things you copy.
How do you spell clipboard?
Syllables: clip - board
Tricky part: The board part is spelt with oa, as in boat, even though many children hear only an o and write bord.
Watch out for: clipbord, clipbourd
Memory tip: Name the two parts you can see - the metal clip and the flat board - and write them side by side.
Clipboard in a sentence
Example 1: The survey worker wrote our answers on her clipboard.
Example 2: Hold the clipboard steady while you fill the form.
Example 3: Press copy and the text goes to the clipboard.
Fun Fact
The clipboard on a computer takes its name from the real one: both hold something for you until you need it.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) clipboard
b) clibboard
c) clippboard
d) clipbboard
Show answer
a) clipboard. Clip has one p, and the b of board comes straight after it.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
dibcrolap
a) cilpboard
b) clibpoard
c) lcipboard
d) clipboard
Show answer
d) clipboard. Find the four-letter word for the metal grip, then the five-letter word for the flat part.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The teacher ticked our names on the klipboard she carried.
a) carried
b) names
c) teacher
d) klipboard
Show answer
d) klipboard. The clip part begins with c, not k.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) clipboard
b) erazer
c) notbook
d) markar
Show answer
a) clipboard. Marker ends in er, notebook keeps the e of note, and eraser has an s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which person often carries a clipboard at work?
a) a swimmer in a race
b) a cricket coach
c) a deep-sea diver
d) a ballet dancer
Show answer
b) a cricket coach
2. On most Windows computers, which keys paste what is on the clipboard?
a) Ctrl + C
b) Ctrl + Z
c) Ctrl + V
d) Ctrl + P
Show answer
c) Ctrl + V
