What does flustered mean?
Word: Flustered
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Flustered means feeling hot, muddled and unable to think straight, often because too much is happening at once.
How do you spell flustered?
Syllables: flus - tered
Tricky part: The middle is said so quickly that students write flusterd or flustred. The er stays whole before the ed is added.
Watch out for: flusterd, flustred
Memory tip: Mastered and mustered behave the same way: keep the full er, then add ed.
Flustered in a sentence
Example 1: Riya got flustered when she could not find her ticket at the station.
Example 2: The new waiter looked flustered as ten orders came in at once.
Example 3: I was so flustered on stage that I forgot the second line of my poem.
Fun Fact
Fluster is a noun as well as a verb, so you can say a person is in a fluster when everything seems to rush at them at once.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
fl_stered
a) u
b) o
c) a
d) i
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a) u. The vowel is the short one you hear in bus and must.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
selrtfude
a) clustered
b) flattered
c) fluttered
d) flustered
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d) flustered. Spot the s and the single t in the jumble: flattered and fluttered both need two t's, and clustered starts with a c.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: flustered
a) hurried
b) confused
c) rattled
d) calm
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d) calm. Rattled, hurried and confused all sit close to flustered; calm is its opposite.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) flustered
b) jellous
c) embarassed
d) nervus
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a) flustered. Embarrassed is the famous one, with rr and ss; jealous needs ea and one l, and nervous ends in ous.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why might a pupil feel flustered just before a school show?
a) the show has been moved to next month
b) her costume is missing and the show starts soon
c) her friends have brought her flowers
d) she has practised well and feels ready
Show answer
b) her costume is missing and the show starts soon
2. What does a flustered person often do?
a) drop things and mix up words
b) plan each step with great care
c) speak slowly and very clearly
d) sit still and smile quietly
Show answer
a) drop things and mix up words
