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Spell Bee Word: joystick


Basic Details

Word: Joystick

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A lever you push in different directions to control a video game, a machine or an aircraft.

Synonyms: controller, lever

How to Spell Joystick

Syllables: joy - stick

Tricky part: It is two everyday words joined, joy and stick. Keep the oy of joy and the ck of stick; do not write joistick or joystik.

Watch out for: joistick, joystik, joystic, joyestick

Memory tip: Playing a game is a joy, and you hold a stick to play it: joy + stick.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Ira's grandfather learnt to use the joystick much faster than she expected.

Example 2: Hold the joystick gently or the racing car spins off the track.

Example 3: Electric wheelchairs are often steered with a small joystick on the armrest.

Fun Fact

Many modern Airbus passenger planes are flown with a small side-stick, a kind of joystick, instead of the large control wheel used in older aircraft.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) skatebord
b) headfone
c) joystick
d) keybord

Show answer

c) joystick. Keyboard and skateboard need board with an a, and headphone uses ph.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ystkocij

a) drumstick
b) joystick
c) lipstick
d) yardstick

Show answer

b) joystick. Look for the j: joystick is the one stick word that has it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rohan's little brother broke the joystik of their old video game.

a) brother
b) joystik
c) little
d) video

Show answer

b) joystik. Stick ends in ck, and the compound keeps it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A joystick is mainly used to ____.

a) control movement
b) charge phones
c) store files
d) print pages

Show answer

a) control movement

2. Which device is most likely to have a joystick?

a) a ceiling fan
b) a game controller
c) a pressure cooker
d) a water bottle

Show answer

b) a game controller

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