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Spell Bee Word: Highlighter

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What does highlighter mean?

Word: Highlighter

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Highlighter means a pen with glowing ink that you run over important words so they stand out.

How do you spell highlighter?

Syllables: high - light - er

Tricky part: The igh group comes twice. Children often drop the gh and write hilighter.

Watch out for: hilighter, highliter, hylighter

Memory tip: Count the g-h pairs: there are two, one for each long i sound you hear.

Highlighter in a sentence

Example 1: My sister used her highlighter on the main points.

Example 2: My highlighter has dried up, so I need a new one.

Example 3: Mark the new words with a green highlighter.

Fun Fact

Most highlighter inks are fluorescent, which is why they seem to glow on white paper.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) highlighter
b) highlightur
c) highlightar
d) highlightor

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a) highlighter. The person or thing that does a job often ends in er, like a highlighter or a painter.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ghilerhghit

a) lighhighter
b) highlighetr
c) hlighighter
d) highlighter

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d) highlighter. Build the first half, high, and the rest falls into place.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

highllighter

a) g
b) t
c) h
d) l

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d) l. Light starts with one l, so the second l does not belong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What colour is a highlighter's ink most often?

a) pale grey
b) deep black
c) bright yellow
d) dark brown

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c) bright yellow

2. Why can you still read words under highlighter ink?

a) the ink is see-through
b) the ink is very dark
c) the ink is thick and heavy
d) the ink dries black

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a) the ink is see-through

Associated Words

Words that end in -ghter: daughter, laughter, granddaughter, firefighter

More words from this list

magnet, picture, sweatshirt, workbook, bookmark, court, field, hear

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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