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Spell Bee Word: Quiver


What does quiver mean?

Word: Quiver

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Quiver means to shake slightly and quickly, often from cold, fear or strong feeling. As a noun, a quiver is the case an archer carries on the back.

Synonyms: shake, shiver

How do you spell quiver?

Syllables: quiv - er

Tricky part: There is only one v. The ending is er, not ar.

Watch out for: quivver, quivar, quivir

Memory tip: Think of a quivering voice: it shakes so much that it only manages one v.

Quiver in a sentence

Example 1: The puppy's lip quivered when we waved goodbye.

Example 2: The archer slung the quiver over her shoulder before the contest.

Example 3: The leaves quivered in the evening breeze.

Fun Fact

Quiver has two unrelated meanings, to shake and an archer's case, and they reached English by different routes; the case word came from old French.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

quiver

a) steady
b) freeze
c) stretch
d) tremble

Show answer

d) tremble. Something that quivers is trembling; steady is the opposite.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The kitten began to qiver when the thunder crashed outside the window.

a) kitten
b) thunder
c) window
d) qiver

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d) qiver. Quiver starts with qu, like queen and quick.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

virque

a) quieter
b) river
c) quiver
d) quivers

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c) quiver. Six letters with a q and no s or t: that is quiver, not quivers or quieter, and river has no q at all.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) quarrel
b) quiever
c) whisper
d) shiver

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b) quiever. No e comes between the i and the v in quiver.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does an archer keep in a quiver?

a) bows
b) arrows
c) water
d) food

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b) arrows

2. Your voice is most likely to quiver when you are:

a) chatting with an old friend
b) nervous before a speech
c) sitting in a comfy chair
d) resting after a long sleep

Show answer

b) nervous before a speech

Associated Words

Words that end in -ver: rediscover, deliver, screwdriver, crossover, whatever, hover

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: shake

More words from this list

sow, universe, anxious, colleague, dishonest, frequent, invention, necessary

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