What does dustpan mean?
Word: Dustpan
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Dustpan means a flat container with a short handle that you hold on the floor while you sweep dust and rubbish into it with a brush.
How do you spell dustpan?
Syllables: dust - pan
Tricky part: Keep the t of dust. When you say the word fast, the t almost disappears, so children often write duspan.
Watch out for: duspan, dusspan
Memory tip: Before anything goes in, there must be dust: say 'dust' with a crisp t at the end, then add the rest.
Dustpan in a sentence
Example 1: Hold the dustpan steady while I sweep the sand into it.
Example 2: Our class monitor keeps a small dustpan and brush near the board.
Example 3: After the party, Kabir used the dustpan to collect the paper confetti.
Fun Fact
Many dustpans have a thin rubber edge along the front, so fine dust slides in instead of slipping underneath.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) mopp
b) dustpan
c) duster
d) basket
Show answer
a) mopp. Mop has a single p, so the second p has to go.
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
dust_______
a) pan
b) pen
c) pin
d) pun
Show answer
a) pan. It is the same short word as the pan you cook in, with an a.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) dustpan, buckit, spounge, broom
b) sponj, dustpan, broom, bukket
c) bucket, brom, spunge, dustpan
d) broom, sponge, dustpan, bucket
Show answer
d) broom, sponge, dustpan, bucket. Every word in this list is right: broom has a double o, and sponge ends in -nge.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
dustpan
a) stand
b) pasta
c) spun
d) nuts
Show answer
b) pasta. There is only one a in dustpan, so pasta, with two, cannot be made.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After sweeping, what do you usually do with a full dustpan?
a) leave it on the stairs
b) tip it out of the window
c) wash it down the sink
d) empty it into the bin
Show answer
d) empty it into the bin
2. Which job would you use a dustpan for?
a) cutting vegetables
b) writing a birthday card
c) picking up biscuit crumbs
d) drying wet clothes
Show answer
c) picking up biscuit crumbs
