What does plaster mean?
Word: Plaster
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Plaster means a paste spread on walls that dries hard and smooth. A plaster is also a small sticky strip you put over a cut.
How do you spell plaster?
Syllables: plas - ter
Tricky part: The word ends in er, not ar or or. There is only one s, even though the s and t are said close together.
Watch out for: plastar, plastor, plasster
Memory tip: A builder spreads plaster on the wall, and plaster ends in er just like builder.
Plaster in a sentence
Example 1: The doctor put a plaster on my scraped knee.
Example 2: The workers spread fresh plaster on the wall before painting it.
Example 3: Bits of old plaster fell from the ceiling during the rain.
Fun Fact
Plaster of Paris is named after Paris because large amounts of gypsum, the rock it is made from, were dug near that city.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
plaster
a) petal
b) sleep
c) stale
d) pastel
Show answer
b) sleep. Sleep needs two e's, but plaster has only one.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) potter : clay
b) mason : plaster
c) carpenter : wood
d) postman : leters
Show answer
d) postman : leters. Letters has a double t, so leters is the slip.
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?
plaster
a) master
b) toaster
c) poster
d) plastic
Show answer
a) master. Master and plaster end in the same aster sound; toaster and poster have an oh sound.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) mortar
b) bucket
c) cemment
d) plaster
Show answer
c) cemment. Cement has one m; take one out and the word is right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A plaster on a small cut helps to ______.
a) keep dirt out of it
b) cool it down
c) stop it from itching
d) numb the pain
Show answer
a) keep dirt out of it
2. When fresh plaster is first spread on a wall, it is ______.
a) soft and wet
b) stiff and cracked
c) hard and dry
d) dry and powdery
Show answer
a) soft and wet
