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Spell Bee Word: Cushion

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What does cushion mean?

Word: Cushion

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cushion means a soft bag filled with cotton or foam that you sit on or lean against.

Synonyms: pillow

How do you spell cushion?

Syllables: cush - ion

Tricky part: The ending sounds like un, but it is spelt ion. Children often leave out the i or change the o.

Watch out for: cushin, cooshun, kushion

Memory tip: The i in the ending is quiet, like a sleepy cat curled on a cushion: you cannot hear it, but it is there.

Cushion in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma rests her back on a soft cushion.

Example 2: The cat sleeps on the red cushion.

Example 3: We put cushions on the floor for the guests.

Next steps

Fun Fact

Cushion comes from an old French word. In French today, a cushion is a coussin.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mattress
b) blanket
c) cooshion
d) curtain

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c) cooshion. The short u in cushion is one u, not oo.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

cu_hion

a) c
b) s
c) p
d) t

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b) s. The sh sound in cushion is made by s and h together.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nshoicu

a) csuhion
b) cuhsion
c) cushion
d) ucshion

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c) cushion. The word ends in ion; put the other four letters in front of it in the order you hear them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which pair goes together best?

a) a cushion and a sofa
b) a cushion and a bucket
c) a cushion and a bicycle
d) a cushion and an oven

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a) a cushion and a sofa

2. Which room usually has the most cushions?

a) the kitchen
b) the sitting room
c) the store room
d) the bathroom

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b) the sitting room

Associated Words

Words that end in -ion: admission, mention, addition, correction, decoration, position

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: pillow

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