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Spell Bee Word: Flutter


What does flutter mean?

Word: Flutter

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Flutter means to move quickly and lightly up and down or to and fro, the way a butterfly's wings or a flag in the wind move.

Synonyms: flicker

How do you spell flutter?

Syllables: flut - ter

Tricky part: There are two t's side by side in the middle. Fluter, with one t, is the most common slip.

Watch out for: fluter, fluterr

Memory tip: Picture the two t's as two little wings beating side by side in the middle of the word: flu-tt-er.

Flutter in a sentence

Example 1: The flag fluttered on the school roof on Republic Day.

Example 2: A small yellow butterfly fluttered over the marigolds.

Example 3: Diya's eyelids fluttered as she woke up from her nap.

Fun Fact

Flutter goes back to the Old English word floterian, which meant to float back and forth. It is related to the word float.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rufettl

a) fluttre
b) flutter
c) fultter
d) lfutter

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b) flutter. Put f and l together at the front, then keep the two t's side by side.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: flutter

a) stamp
b) crawl
c) flap
d) sink

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c) flap. When wings flap lightly and quickly, they flutter.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

fl_tt_r

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

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b) u, e. Say flut-ter: the first part has a short u, and the ending is er.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sparow
b) fether
c) buterfly
d) flutter

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d) flutter. Butterfly needs two t's, feather has ea and sparrow has two r's; flutter is spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a flag do when it flutters?

a) hangs still on its pole
b) falls to the ground
c) waves quickly in the wind
d) rolls up tightly

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c) waves quickly in the wind

2. Mira's heart fluttered as she waited to go on stage. How did she feel?

a) bored and tired
b) nervous and excited
c) cross and grumpy
d) calm and sleepy

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b) nervous and excited

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Next steps

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