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Spell Bee Word: Router


What does router mean?

Word: Router

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Router means a device that connects computers and phones to the internet and sends data between them, usually by Wi-Fi.

How do you spell router?

Syllables: rout - er

Tricky part: It is spelt with ou, even though some people say roo-ter and others say row-ter.

Watch out for: rowter, rauter, ruter

Memory tip: However you say it, roo-ter or row-ter, write the ou of out: your data goes out through the router.

Router in a sentence

Example 1: Papa restarted the router when the Wi-Fi stopped working.

Example 2: The router is kept in the hall so every room gets a signal.

Example 3: A small green light blinks on the router while it is sending data.

Fun Fact

Most home Wi-Fi routers send signals on radio bands of about 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) compewter
b) keyboard
c) monitor
d) router

Show answer

a) compewter. Computer has a u after the p; router, keyboard and monitor are spelt correctly.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

rout____

a) ur
b) er
c) ar
d) or

Show answer

b) er. A router sends data along a route, and like a sender it ends in er.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The new router made the internet much faster in our libary.

a) internet
b) libary
c) faster
d) router

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b) libary. Library has an r after the b as well as at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a router mainly help a home to do?

a) charge mobile phones
b) connect to the internet
c) store photos and films
d) print documents

Show answer

b) connect to the internet

2. When the router is switched off, the Wi-Fi at home ____.

a) keeps working as before
b) stops working
c) changes its password
d) becomes faster

Show answer

b) stops working

Associated Words

Words that end in -ter: disaster, reporter, shatter, quarter, clatter, chatter

More words from this list

tapestry, wonderland, biosphere, dappled, entrance, haste, management, plead

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