What does nozzle mean?
Word: Nozzle
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Nozzle means the narrow tip on a hose, pipe or bottle, through which a liquid or air is pushed out.
How do you spell nozzle?
Syllables: noz - zle
Tricky part: The ending is le, not el. The last sound is soft, so nozzel is what many children write.
Watch out for: nozzel, nozzal
Memory tip: Water Leaves the End of the hose, so l comes before e.
Nozzle in a sentence
Example 1: Papa twisted the nozzle until the hose gave a fine spray.
Example 2: The nozzle on the glue bottle was blocked again.
Example 3: Riya pointed the nozzle of the pump at the flat cycle tyre.
Fun Fact
Rocket engines have huge bell-shaped nozzles that steer the hot gases out and help push the rocket upwards.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
no__le
a) zz
b) sz
c) ss
d) zs
Show answer
a) zz. The buzzing sound here takes two of the same letter, both of them z.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The gardner fixed a new nozzle to the hose and sprayed the roses.
a) only gardner
b) only nozzle
c) gardner and roses
d) nozzle and hose
Show answer
a) only gardner. The word gardener has an e in the middle that is easy to miss.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
nozzle
a) one
b) ozone
c) zone
d) lone
Show answer
b) ozone. Only one o is on offer in nozzle, and ozone asks for a pair.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
zelnoz
a) the part at the end of a hose that shapes the spray
b) the round handle that you turn to open a door
c) the thin bar that holds a curtain above a window
d) the flat part underneath a shoe that touches the floor
Show answer
a) the part at the end of a hose that shapes the spray. Sorted out, zelnoz gives the word for the tip of a hose.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these has a nozzle?
a) a petrol pump
b) a wooden spoon
c) a bookshelf
d) a paper bag
Show answer
a) a petrol pump
2. You twist a hose nozzle so that its opening gets smaller. How will the water come out?
a) faster
b) cleaner
c) thicker
d) warmer
Show answer
a) faster
