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Spell Bee Word: Cuff


What does cuff mean?

Word: Cuff

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cuff means the band of cloth at the end of a long shirt sleeve.

How do you spell cuff?

Syllables: cuff

Tricky part: The f sound at the end is spelt ff. Children often write only one f.

Watch out for: cuf, cuph, kuff

Memory tip: A shirt cuff often has two buttons side by side: let them stand for the two f's.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. off the cuff: Said without getting ready or planning first. Example: "When the guest was late, Yuki gave a short speech off the cuff."

Cuff in a sentence

Example 1: The cuff of my shirt got dipped in the soup.

Example 2: Roll up your cuffs before you wash your hands.

Example 3: Papa's shirt has a button on each cuff.

Fun Fact

In American English, the turned-up bottom of a trouser leg is also called a cuff; British English calls it a turn-up.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with 'cuff'?

a) cough
b) tough
c) rough
d) stuff

Show answer

a) cough. Cough is said like coff, so its ending does not match cuff.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Grandma sewed a new button on the ____ of my school shirt.

a) cub
b) cuff
c) cough
d) cup

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b) cuff. Only cuff names a part of a shirt; a cough, a cub and a cup do not.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

c__ff

a) oo
b) oa
c) u
d) ou

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c) u. Cuff has the short u of sun.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

cuff______

a) links
b) linkes
c) linx
d) lincks

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a) links. Cufflinks are small fasteners that close a shirt cuff, and links ends in ks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of your body does a shirt cuff go round?

a) the elbow
b) the neck
c) the waist
d) the wrist

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d) the wrist

2. On which piece of clothing would you find cuffs?

a) a leather belt
b) a sleeveless vest
c) a winter coat
d) a woollen cap

Show answer

c) a winter coat

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with c: clinic, crumple, cocoon, crispy, clutch, calcium

More words from this list

event, height, million, refreshing, statue, trillion, adorn, cashew

Next steps

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