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Spell Bee Word: Puppet


What does puppet mean?

Word: Puppet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Puppet means a doll or toy figure that is made to move by strings or by a hand inside it.

Synonyms: marionette

How do you spell puppet?

Syllables: pup - pet

Tricky part: The p in the middle is doubled, and the ending is -et, not -it.

Watch out for: puppit, puppett, pupit

Memory tip: Join a pup and a pet: pup + pet = puppet. That gives you the double p for free.

Puppet in a sentence

Example 1: The puppet show at the fair was about a clever crow.

Example 2: Rohan made a sock puppet with button eyes.

Example 3: The puppet danced as the man pulled the strings.

Fun Fact

Kathputli, the string puppet show of Rajasthan, gets its name from kath, wood, and putli, doll.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandpa carved a wooden puppet for my berthday.

a) puppet
b) berthday
c) carved
d) wooden

Show answer

b) berthday. Birthday starts with birth, spelt with ir.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) buket
b) puppet
c) marbal
d) circas

Show answer

b) puppet. Bucket needs ck, marble ends in -le, and circus ends in -us.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

p_ppet

a) u
b) e
c) a
d) i

Show answer

a) u. Puppet starts with pup, a young dog.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a shadow puppet show, the audience watches ____.

a) shapes moving on a lit screen
b) actors singing on a stage
c) dancers in bright masks
d) a film on a big screen

Show answer

a) shapes moving on a lit screen

2. If someone is called a puppet, it means they ____.

a) are very shy and quiet
b) do whatever others say
c) make everyone laugh
d) are clever with their hands

Show answer

b) do whatever others say

Associated Words

competehikingblueprinttransparentanyway
shinyconfusionunhappysilentstormy

Next steps

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