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Spell Bee Word: Flaw


What does flaw mean?

Word: Flaw

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Flaw means a small mistake or weak point that stops something from being perfect.

Synonyms: defect

How do you spell flaw?

Syllables: flaw

Tricky part: The vowel sound is written aw, as at the end of draw. Children sometimes write flau instead.

Watch out for: flau, flawe

Memory tip: Picture a cat's claw leaving a tiny scratch on a new table: claw and flaw end the same way.

Flaw in a sentence

Example 1: There is a tiny flaw in the glass, so the light bends a little.

Example 2: The tailor found a flaw in the cloth and cut around it.

Example 3: Aryan checked his model bridge for flaws before he took it to school.

Fun Fact

Jewellers check diamonds for flaws through a small magnifying glass called a loupe.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

flaw

a) prize
b) fault
c) strength
d) habit

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b) fault. A fault is something wrong that spoils a thing, just as a weak point does.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

flaw

a) lis
b) less
c) les
d) lass

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b) less. Flawless means perfect, with no weak points at all; less here means without, as in hopeless.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

fllaw

a) w
b) l
c) f
d) a

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b) l. A single l follows the f in this short word.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) perfekt
b) flaw
c) surfase
d) mistaik

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b) flaw. Mistake has a k and an e, perfect has a c before the t, and surface ends with ce.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A shopkeeper says a new shirt has a flaw. What might be wrong with it?

a) one button is sewn on badly
b) it is the latest fashion
c) it comes in five colours
d) it is just the right size

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a) one button is sewn on badly

2. Before buying a cricket bat, Sahil looks for any flaw. What is he checking for?

a) the colour of the grip
b) the price on the label
c) cracks or chips in the wood
d) the name of the maker

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c) cracks or chips in the wood

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with f: fossil, forearm, fascinating, fountain, fruit, freedom

More words from this list

impossible, mighty, pottery, slippery, valley, attract, champion, designer

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