What does pressure mean?
Word: Pressure
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Pressure means the push made when one thing presses on another. It can also mean the worry people feel when they must do a lot or do well.
Synonyms: stress
How do you spell pressure?
Syllables: pres - sure
Tricky part: The sh sound in the middle is written with a double s, not sh: presher and pressher are common slips.
Watch out for: presher, pressher
Memory tip: Hiss like a tyre losing air, sss, and give the word its two s's.
Pressure in a sentence
Example 1: Our ears pop when the air pressure changes in an aeroplane.
Example 2: There is a lot of pressure on the team before the final.
Example 3: Press the button with gentle pressure, or it will stick.
Fun Fact
At sea level the air presses on every square centimetre of your body with about the weight of one kilogram, yet you do not feel it because your body pushes back just as hard.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
pressure
a) force
b) silence
c) relief
d) balance
Show answer
a) force. Relief is what you feel when pressure goes away, and silence and balance have nothing to do with pushing.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
prressure
a) r
b) e
c) s
d) u
Show answer
a) r. A single r follows the p, just as in press.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Before the long drive to the hills, Papa checked the air pressuer in every tyre.
a) tyre
b) checked
c) pressuer
d) drive
Show answer
c) pressuer. The ending is -ure, as in measure and treasure.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) atmosfere
b) pressure
c) gravity
d) friction
Show answer
a) atmosfere. Atmosphere has ph for the f sound, like sphere.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Squeeze a ripe tomato with too much pressure and it will ____.
a) burst open
b) turn blue
c) become harder
d) grow larger
Show answer
a) burst open
2. Rhea felt pressure before her music exam. How did she feel?
a) bored and sleepy
b) worried about doing well
c) cross with her teacher
d) completely relaxed
Show answer
b) worried about doing well
