What does poster mean?
Word: Poster
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Poster means a large printed sheet with words or pictures, put up on a wall to tell people about something or to decorate a room.
Synonyms: notice
How do you spell poster?
Syllables: post - er
Tricky part: The ending is er, as in paper and water, not ar.
Watch out for: postar, postre, postur
Memory tip: Finish it the way paper finishes: a poster is a big sheet of paper, and both end in er.
Poster in a sentence
Example 1: Our class made a poster about saving water.
Example 2: A poster of my favourite cricketer hangs above my bed.
Example 3: The poster outside the hall gave the date of the school fair.
Fun Fact
The French artist Jules Cheret, who worked in Paris in the late 1800s, is often called the father of the modern poster.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
poster
a) rope
b) spot
c) spoon
d) store
Show answer
c) spoon. Spoon needs an n and two o's, and poster has no n and only one o.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The children stuck a colourful poster about road safety on the notice bord.
a) only bord
b) colourful and notice
c) poster and bord
d) only poster
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a) only bord. Board needs an a after the o.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
p___ster
a) ou
b) o
c) oe
d) oa
Show answer
b) o. Poster begins with post, which has a single o.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with the given word?
poster
a) coaster
b) roaster
c) toaster
d) foster
Show answer
d) foster. Foster looks like poster but its o is short, as in fox.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A poster is put up mainly so that people ______.
a) can carry it in a pocket
b) can wrap a gift in it
c) can write their homework on it
d) can read it from far away
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d) can read it from far away
2. A film poster would most likely show ______.
a) the school rules
b) a bus timetable
c) a page of a storybook
d) the name of the film
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d) the name of the film
