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Spell Bee Word: extinguisher


Basic Details

Word: Extinguisher

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A metal container filled with water, foam, powder or gas that you spray on a small fire to put it out.

How to Spell Extinguisher

Syllables: ex - tin - guish - er

Tricky part: After the n comes gu, which we say as gw. The u is easy to forget, and the ending is er, not or.

Watch out for: extingisher, extinguiser, extinguishor

Memory tip: An extinguisher is the thing that extinguishes. Write extinguish, then put er on the end.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Every school bus must carry a fire extinguisher.

Example 2: The guard showed us how to pull the pin on the extinguisher.

Example 3: Check the date on the extinguisher in your kitchen.

Fun Fact

A water extinguisher must never be used on an electrical fire, because water carries electricity; carbon dioxide or powder extinguishers are used instead.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

extinguish____

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

Show answer

d) er. Like a washer or a cleaner, the device that extinguishes ends in er.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

ext_ngu_sher

a) i, i
b) e, i
c) i, e
d) a, i

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a) i, i. Both gaps take an i: ext-i-ngu-i-sher.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hixgeunistre

a) extinguishes
b) distinguished
c) extinguished
d) extinguisher

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d) extinguisher. The jumble has an r and no d, so the answer must end in er.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would you use an extinguisher?

a) when a tap leaks
b) when it starts to rain
c) when a small fire starts
d) when the lights go off

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c) when a small fire starts

2. Where is a fire extinguisher usually kept?

a) locked in a high cupboard
b) inside the fridge
c) on a wall where it is easy to reach
d) buried in the garden

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c) on a wall where it is easy to reach

Associated Words

frightenedlaxativeassertiveimpressiveinsensitive
appendmigratedomineeringeasilysparkle

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