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Spell Bee Word: Polyester


What does polyester mean?

Word: Polyester

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Polyester means a strong man-made cloth that dries fast and is often mixed with cotton to make clothes.

How do you spell polyester?

Syllables: pol - y - es - ter

Tricky part: After the l comes a y, not an i. Say the word quickly and the two letters sound alike, so poli- is the usual slip.

Watch out for: poliester, polyster

Memory tip: This cloth is spun into yarn. Let the y of yarn remind you which letter follows the l.

Polyester in a sentence

Example 1: My raincoat is made of polyester, so it is ready to wear again within an hour.

Example 2: Mum checked the label and found the shirt was half cotton and half polyester.

Example 3: Polyester curtains hardly crease, even after a wash.

Fun Fact

The polyester fibre called Terylene was invented in Britain in 1941 by two chemists, John Whinfield and James Dickson.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) corderoy
b) flanel
c) polyester
d) velvit

Show answer

c) polyester. Velvet ends in et, flannel has a double n, and corduroy has a u in its middle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

p_lyest_r

a) a, e
b) o, e
c) o, a
d) u, o

Show answer

b) o, e. An o comes straight after the p, as in police, and the ending is er, as in water.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

polyesster

a) s
b) t
c) y
d) e

Show answer

a) s. A single s stands between the e and the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which item in a sports bag is most likely to contain polyester?

a) the steel bottle
b) the metal whistle
c) the team shirt
d) the wooden bat

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c) the team shirt

2. School uniforms are often a mix of polyester and cotton. What is the likely reason?

a) so the clothes feel heavier
b) so the clothes shrink more
c) so the clothes last longer
d) so the clothes fade faster

Show answer

c) so the clothes last longer

Associated Words

Words that end in -ster: disaster, cluster, blister, lobster, headmaster

More words from this list

sardine, terrible, zenith, bodyguard, deceptive, equal, hermit, marine

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