What does fireworks mean?
Word: Fireworks
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Fireworks means small objects packed with special powder that burst into bright colours, sparks and loud bangs when lit, often at celebrations.
How do you spell fireworks?
Syllables: fire - works
Tricky part: Keep the e of fire, and remember the s at the end, since there are usually many fireworks.
Watch out for: firworks, fire works, fireworcks
Memory tip: Without its fuse a rocket never flies, and without the e of fire this word never takes off: firworks is the slip to avoid.
Fireworks in a sentence
Example 1: The sky filled with fireworks after our team won the match.
Example 2: Our dog hides under the bed when the fireworks start.
Example 3: We watched the New Year fireworks from the terrace.
Fun Fact
Fireworks were first made in China more than a thousand years ago.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) firewurks
b) sparkle
c) rocket
d) lantern
Show answer
a) firewurks. The second part is works, with an o, as in the works of a clock.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
fireworkes
a) r
b) s
c) e
d) k
Show answer
c) e. Works ends in ks, with no e before the s.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
worfiskre
a) fireworks
b) firewkors
c) firewokrs
d) firewroks
Show answer
a) fireworks. Fire first, then works.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
At the town fair, the fireworks lit up the sky above our villige.
a) lit
b) sky
c) villige
d) fireworks
Show answer
c) villige. Village ends in age, as in page; fireworks is spelt right here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What gives fireworks their different colours?
a) metals mixed into the powder
b) small coloured bulbs inside
c) paint on the paper case
d) dyed water in the tube
Show answer
a) metals mixed into the powder
2. Why should children light fireworks only with an adult nearby?
a) because they can burn or hurt you
b) because they are hard to buy
c) because they are too heavy to carry
d) because they only work at night
Show answer
a) because they can burn or hurt you
