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Spell Bee Word: Doorknob


What does doorknob mean?

Word: Doorknob

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Doorknob means a round handle on a door that you turn to open it.

Synonyms: door handle

How do you spell doorknob?

Syllables: door - knob

Tricky part: The k in knob is silent, so children write doornob.

Watch out for: doornob, doarknob

Memory tip: The k in knob is silent, just as it is in knock: you knock first, then turn the knob.

Doorknob in a sentence

Example 1: The doorknob was too high for my little sister to reach.

Example 2: Turn the doorknob slowly so the door does not bang.

Example 3: Grandpa polished the brass doorknob until it shone.

Fun Fact

Brass doorknobs can kill many of the germs that land on them, because the copper in brass is harmful to germs.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

bkoordno

a) a bell you ring at the gate
b) a handle you turn on a door
c) a hook you hang your coat on
d) a mat you wipe your feet on

Show answer

b) a handle you turn on a door. Bkoordno rearranges to doorknob, the handle you turn.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

doorknob

a) book
b) brook
c) born
d) bored

Show answer

d) bored. Doorknob has no e, so bored cannot be made.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Ria turned the doorknob and walked quitely into the room.

a) doorknob
b) turned
c) quitely
d) room

Show answer

c) quitely. Quietly needs an e after the i: q-u-i-e-t-l-y.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) doorknobb
b) doorway
c) doorbell
d) doormat

Show answer

a) doorknobb. Knob ends in a single b, so one b has to go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A doorknob is usually shaped like a ____.

a) ball
b) triangle
c) star
d) ladder

Show answer

a) ball

2. A doorknob on a cupboard is usually ____ than one on a front door.

a) smaller
b) hotter
c) louder
d) heavier

Show answer

a) smaller

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with do: dozen, download, dough, doze

More words from this list

glum, kilt, opinion, shrimp, sunrise, waste, berth, cobbler

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