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Spell Bee Word: Gutter


What does gutter mean?

Word: Gutter

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gutter means a narrow open channel that carries rainwater away from a roof or a road.

How do you spell gutter?

Syllables: gut - ter

Tricky part: Only one t sound is heard, yet two are written, so guter is a common slip.

Watch out for: guter, gutterr

Memory tip: Rain falls into the channel, tap, tap: two taps, two t's.

Gutter in a sentence

Example 1: Dad cleaned the gutter with a long stick.

Example 2: Rainwater ran along the gutter beside the road.

Example 3: The ball rolled off the path into the gutter.

Fun Fact

Tenpin bowling lanes have a gutter down each side. A ball that drops into it scores nothing, and players call that a gutter ball.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

g_tt_r

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

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b) u, e. The opening vowel is the u of cup, and the weak ending is er.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

guitter

a) e
b) t
c) i
d) u

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c) i. That i has wandered in from the musical guitar; this word has none.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gutter
b) hammer
c) mirror
d) pillew

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d) pillew. A pillow ends in ow.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ttuerg

a) gurtte
b) gutetr
c) gutter
d) guttre

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c) gutter. Look for a word for the channel along a roof.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would clog up a gutter most quickly?

a) a flock of flying geese
b) a sunny spell of weather
c) a heap of fallen leaves
d) a gentle morning breeze

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c) a heap of fallen leaves

2. In which season does a gutter do most work in Mumbai?

a) the monsoon months
b) the hot dry summer
c) the mild spring
d) the cool winter

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a) the monsoon months

Associated Words

Words that end in -tter: scatter, otter, shatter, chatter, babysitter

More words from this list

landlady, outcome, risk, surprise, afternoon, brace, consider, elegant

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