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Spell Bee Word: Hardware


What does hardware mean?

Word: Hardware

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hardware means tools and metal goods such as nails, locks and hammers. It also means the parts of a computer you can touch, like the screen and the mouse.

Synonyms: tools, equipment

How do you spell hardware?

Syllables: hard - ware

Tricky part: The second part sounds like wear and where, but here it is spelt w, a, r, e, meaning goods.

Watch out for: hardwear, hardwere

Memory tip: Ware means goods for sale, as in kitchenware and silverware. A shop full of nails and tools sells hardware.

Hardware in a sentence

Example 1: Papa went to the hardware shop to buy screws for the new shelf.

Example 2: The computer teacher explained the difference between hardware and software.

Example 3: Our printer stopped because of a hardware fault in its roller.

Fun Fact

One of the first computer mice, built in the 1960s by Douglas Engelbart's team, had a wooden case and two metal wheels underneath.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) haardware
b) hardware
c) herdware
d) hardvare

Show answer

b) hardware. The first vowel is the a of car.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

wdaherar

a) hardware
b) hadrware
c) dharware
d) hradware

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a) hardware. Hardware begins with ha, as in hat.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ha_dware

a) w
b) n
c) r
d) l

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c) r. Say hard slowly and you hear the r after the a.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

harddware

a) d
b) h
c) r
d) w

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a) d. Only one d is needed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name the piece of computer hardware:

a) a keyboard
b) a saved story
c) a game app
d) a typing program

Show answer

a) a keyboard

2. Which of these would a hardware shop most likely sell?

a) a box of crayons
b) a school bag
c) a spanner
d) a loaf of bread

Show answer

c) a spanner

Associated Words

Words that end in -are: compare, bare, square, flare, rare, share

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: equipment

More words from this list

lesson, park, scholar, strawberry, whirlwind, beggar, collar, excited

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