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Spell Bee Word: saucer


Basic Details

Word: Saucer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A small, shallow plate that a cup stands on.

How to Spell Saucer

Syllables: sau - cer

Tricky part: The first sound is spelt au, and the s sound in the middle is a c. It ends in er.

Watch out for: sauser, sawcer, saucar

Memory tip: Find sauce inside saucer: sauce + r. Imagine a little tomato sauce spilt on the saucer.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. eyes like saucers: eyes opened very wide in surprise Example: "When the magician pulled out a rabbit, my brother's eyes were like saucers."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Nani pours her tea into the saucer to cool it.

Example 2: I put a saucer of milk outside for the kitten.

Example 3: The cup rattled on its saucer as the train moved.

Fun Fact

In 1947 a pilot in America described strange objects in the sky that moved like saucers, and people began talking about flying saucers.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) cup, saucer, spoon, plate
b) cupp, sauser, spoon, plaet
c) cup, sawcer, spune, plate
d) saucar, cupe, spoon, palte

Show answer

a) cup, saucer, spoon, plate. Every kitchen word in that set is right, and saucer has au and c.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

saucer

a) sure
b) rose
c) care
d) race

Show answer

b) rose. Saucer has no o, so rose cannot be made from it.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

u c a s e r 123456

a) 431256
b) 654321
c) 341256
d) 432156

Show answer

a) 431256. Letters 4, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6 give s, a, u, c, e, r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a cup usually sit?

a) on a saucer
b) in a pencil box
c) in a shoe
d) on a pillow

Show answer

a) on a saucer

2. Why might someone put a saucer under a plant pot?

a) to make it grow faster
b) to keep birds away
c) to catch dripping water
d) to make it smell nice

Show answer

c) to catch dripping water

Associated Words

coupdetatacquittalloquaciousuberdisguise
vaccinationunsubstantialprejudicedvoguesensibly

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