What does misshapen mean?
Word: Misshapen
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Misshapen means twisted or bent out of its normal form.
How do you spell misshapen?
Syllables: mis - shap - en
Tricky part: Two s's sit side by side. Mishap, which has one, pulls pupils towards mishapen.
Watch out for: mishapen, misshaipen
Memory tip: A mishap has one s, but a misshapen pot needs two.
Misshapen in a sentence
Example 1: Years of wind had turned the old pine into a misshapen giant.
Example 2: Her first attempt at rotis came out thick and misshapen.
Example 3: Grandfather kept the misshapen paper boat I made in Class 1.
Fun Fact
British shops sometimes sell misshapen fruit and vegetables as 'wonky' produce, at lower prices, so that good food is not thrown away.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
misshap__
a) o, n
b) e, m
c) a, n
d) e, n
Show answer
d) e, n. The word closes like woven and spoken, with e and then n.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
misshappen
a) h
b) e
c) n
d) p
Show answer
d) p. Shape has one p, and so does this word.
Mingle-Mangle
The sentence contains a jumbled word. Choose the word it hides:
Only the pinmessah mangoes were left in the crate by evening.
a) misshapen
b) mismatched
c) mistaken
d) misplaced
Show answer
a) misshapen. With two s's among the letters, the other three fall away.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word misshapen as used in the sentence:
The potter laughed at the misshapen bowl from his first lesson.
a) polished
b) lopsided
c) fragile
d) colourful
Show answer
b) lopsided. A bowl that has come out uneven is the one he laughed at.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What could fairly be called misshapen?
a) a new cricket ball
b) a squashed tin can
c) a round chapati
d) a sharpened pencil
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b) a squashed tin can
2. What could make a plastic bottle misshapen?
a) leaving it beside a hot stove
b) washing it under a cold tap
c) filling it with fresh water
d) labelling it with a black pen
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a) leaving it beside a hot stove
