What does clown mean?
Word: Clown
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Clown means a performer who wears funny clothes, a red nose and bright make-up and does silly tricks.
How do you spell clown?
Syllables: clown
Tricky part: The sound in the middle is spelt ow, not ou, so the word is never cloun.
Watch out for: cloun, clowne
Memory tip: Draw the o and the w as the clown's face: the o is the big round red nose and the w is the wide, wavy smile under it.
Clown in a sentence
Example 1: The clown at the fair juggled five oranges at once.
Example 2: My little sister giggled every time the clown honked his horn.
Example 3: Kabir dressed up as a clown for the fancy dress show.
Fun Fact
The clownfish is said to get its name from its bright orange and white stripes, which look like a clown's costume.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with clown?
a) blown
b) crown
c) shown
d) grown
Show answer
b) crown. Crown has the sound of cow at the end; shown, grown and blown end with the sound of snow.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) circus
b) cllown
c) balloon
d) juggle
Show answer
b) cllown. Clown has just one l, so one of the two must go.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
A klown with a red nose gave every child a paper hat at the fair.
a) only paper
b) paper and every
c) klown and fair
d) only klown
Show answer
d) only klown. Clown begins with c, the way clap and clever do.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
lncwo 12345
a) 13542
b) 31452
c) 31542
d) 35142
Show answer
c) 31542. Read the letters as 3, 1, 5, 4, 2 and you get c, l, o, w, n.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where would you most often see a clown performing?
a) at a post office
b) at a circus
c) in a library
d) in a bank
Show answer
b) at a circus
2. What trick might a clown do in a show?
a) mend a puncture on a bicycle
b) squirt water from a toy flower
c) check the temperature of a patient
d) sort letters in a post office
Show answer
b) squirt water from a toy flower
