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Spell Bee Word: Drawer


What does drawer mean?

Word: Drawer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Drawer means a box in a table or cupboard that slides in and out, used for keeping things.

How do you spell drawer?

Syllables: draw - er

Tricky part: Many people say drawer like dror, so children leave out the w. The w stays, just as in draw.

Watch out for: drawr, droar, drawor

Memory tip: Picture the w in drawer as the handle on the front of the drawer, right in the middle of the word.

Drawer in a sentence

Example 1: My socks are in the top drawer.

Example 2: Close the drawer so you do not bump your knee.

Example 3: Grandma keeps her glasses in the drawer of her table.

Fun Fact

Drawer has a second meaning: a person who draws pictures can also be called a drawer.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) cupboard
b) drawar
c) bookshelf
d) wardrobe

Show answer

b) drawar. Drawer ends in er, the way paper does.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

d_awer

a) l
b) h
c) r
d) n

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c) r. Drawer begins with the dr sound of drum.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

pencil, pencil box, ____, desk

a) window
b) drawer
c) lamp
d) chair

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b) drawer. Each thing fits inside the next: the pencil in the box, the box in the drawer and the drawer in the desk.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

I keep my sissors in the top drawer.

a) keep
b) top
c) sissors
d) drawer

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c) sissors. Scissors begins with sc and has a double s in the middle: s-c-i-s-s-o-r-s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these usually has drawers?

a) a ladder
b) a dressing table
c) a bicycle
d) a window

Show answer

b) a dressing table

2. You cannot fit a ____ in a desk drawer.

a) pencil
b) ruler
c) bicycle
d) sharpener

Show answer

c) bicycle

Associated Words

Words that end in -wer: tower, sunflower, cauliflower, power, flower

More words from this list

gorilla, jacket, movement, quite, sour, tulip, another, carpet

Next steps

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