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Spell Bee Word: rust


Basic Details

Word: Rust

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A reddish-brown coat that forms on iron or steel when it is left in damp air. It can also be a verb: iron things rust.

How to Spell Rust

Syllables: rust

Tricky part: Rust has one s. A short u, then s and t, the same as in dust and must.

Watch out for: russt, rusd, rost

Memory tip: Rust has the same letters as must and dust after the first one. The old bus must be covered in dust and rust.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The old gate is covered in brown rust.

Example 2: Dry your bicycle chain after the rain, or it will rust.

Example 3: Rust left orange marks on Papa's white shirt.

Fun Fact

Iron rusts only when it meets both water and the oxygen in air. Salty sea air makes it rust even faster.

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Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with rust?

a) roast
b) rest
c) rush
d) dust

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d) dust. Rust and dust differ only in their first letter.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) russty
b) dusty
c) crusty
d) rusty

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a) russty. Take one s out of russty and you get rusty, which has only one s.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Rain left brown ___ on the iron gate.

a) roost
b) rusk
c) rust
d) rest

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c) rust. The brown coat on wet iron is rust; a rusk is a biscuit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leave these out in the rain for a month. Which one will rust?

a) an iron nail
b) a wooden spoon
c) a glass bottle
d) a plastic cup

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a) an iron nail

2. What helps stop a bicycle from rusting?

a) painting it with mud
b) washing it with salt water
c) keeping it dry
d) leaving it in the rain

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c) keeping it dry

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