What does laughter mean?
Word: Laughter
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Laughter means the sound or act of laughing.
Synonyms: giggling, chuckling
Antonyms: crying
How do you spell laughter?
Syllables: laugh - ter
Tricky part: The gh makes an f sound, so children often write an f instead.
Watch out for: lafter, laffter
Memory tip: Cough and tough use gh for an f sound, and so do laugh and laughter.
Idioms and Phrases
- laughter is the best medicine: being cheerful and laughing helps you feel better Example: "When I was upset about my lost kite, Grandma told me jokes and said laughter is the best medicine."
Laughter in a sentence
Example 1: Loud laughter came from the back of the bus.
Example 2: The clown's tricks filled the tent with laughter.
Example 3: We could not stop our laughter when the puppy wore Papa's cap.
Fun Fact
Scientists have found that young rats make high-pitched laughing sounds when they are tickled, sounds too high for people to hear.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) laughter
b) laghter
c) loughter
d) leughter
Show answer
a) laughter. The vowel sound is spelt au, as in aunt.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
laughter
a) tears
b) joy
c) fun
d) smiles
Show answer
a) tears. Smiles, fun and joy go with laughing, not against it.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
laugh_er
a) t
b) b
c) p
d) d
Show answer
a) t. After the gh comes the t of tap.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our classroom was full of laughtor after Lucas told a funny story.
a) classroom
b) funny
c) laughtor
d) full
Show answer
c) laughtor. The word ends with er, as in sister.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is most likely to fill a room with laughter?
a) a lost bag
b) a funny cartoon
c) a sad film
d) a long queue
Show answer
b) a funny cartoon
2. Grandma often says 'laughter is the best medicine'. What would she most likely do when you feel low?
a) tell you a funny story
b) give you extra homework
c) switch off all the lights
d) send you to bed early
Show answer
a) tell you a funny story
