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Spell Bee Word: Fastener


What does fastener mean?

Word: Fastener

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Fastener means a small device, such as a zip, that is used to close something like a coat or a bag and hold it shut.

How do you spell fastener?

Syllables: fas - ten - er

Tricky part: The t after the s is silent, so you do not hear it at all. Children often leave it out and write fasener.

Watch out for: fasener, fassener

Memory tip: The t here is silent, just like the t in listen and castle.

Fastener in a sentence

Example 1: The fastener on my pencil case broke, so my pens kept falling out.

Example 2: Grandpa sewed a new fastener onto the cushion cover.

Example 3: Neha likes sandals with a sticky fastener instead of a buckle.

Fun Fact

An early zip made in the USA was sold by the Hookless Fastener Company, before the name zipper caught on in the 1920s.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

f_st_ner

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

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a) a, e. The first gap has the a of cat, and the second has a quiet e.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rohan could not open his school bag because the metal fastenar was stuck.

a) fastenar
b) school
c) stuck
d) metal

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a) fastenar. Only one letter is wrong, and it sits near the end of the word.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) collar
b) pocket
c) fastenner
d) buckle

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c) fastenner. Only one n comes before the ending of this word.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

fasten

a) im
b) un
c) in
d) dis

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b) un. To unfasten a coat is to open it, just as to untie a lace is to undo its knot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kunal's shirt is held shut by small round fasteners. What are they?

a) labels
b) sleeves
c) buttons
d) hems

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c) buttons

2. Aditi's lunch bag will not stay shut. What has probably gone wrong?

a) the colour has faded
b) the label has come off
c) the handle is too long
d) the clip has broken

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d) the clip has broken

Associated Words

Words that end in -ner: gardener, container, inner, designer, sharpener, manner

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