Spell Bee Word: Designer

What does designer mean?

Word: Designer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Designer means a person who plans how something will look or work, such as clothes, buildings, toys or websites.

Synonyms: planner, creator

How do you spell designer?

Syllables: de - sign - er

Tricky part: The g in sign is silent, and the s sounds like z. Because of that, many children leave out the g or write a z.

Watch out for: dezigner, desingner, desiner

Memory tip: Think of a shop sign: a designer makes the sign look good, and the silent g of sign stays in designer.

Designer in a sentence

Example 1: My cousin wants to be a fashion designer.

Example 2: The designer drew a plan for the new school playground.

Example 3: A game designer decides what happens in each level.

Fun Fact

Sir Christopher Wren is remembered as the designer of St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) architect
b) painter
c) disigner
d) tailor

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c) disigner. Designer starts with de, as design does; painter, architect and tailor are all spelt correctly.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

design

a) er
b) ur
c) ar
d) or

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a) er. Design plus er names the person who designs.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

designner

a) n
b) g
c) s
d) e

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a) n. Designer has one n, straight after the silent g.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The fashion designer showed us her sketches and colourfull fabrics.

a) fashion
b) designer
c) colourfull
d) sketches

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c) colourfull. Full drops an l when it becomes an ending: colourful. Designer is spelt right here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A fashion designer mainly plans ____.

a) train routes
b) new roads
c) new clothes
d) school timetables

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c) new clothes

2. Before a new bridge is built, the designer will first ____.

a) sweep the road
b) collect the toll
c) cut the ribbon
d) draw the plans

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d) draw the plans

Associated Words

Words that end in -ner: gardener, fastener, container, inner, corner, cleaner

More words from this list

fierce, hurt, marsh, poetic, sigh, unhappy, apricot, case

Next steps

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