What does sculptor mean?
Word: Sculptor
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Sculptor means an artist who makes figures or shapes by carving stone or wood, modelling clay or casting metal.
How do you spell sculptor?
Syllables: sculp - tor
Tricky part: It begins with sc, not sk: the hard k sound after the s is written with a c.
Watch out for: skulptor, sckulptor
Memory tip: Picture a Scout carving a wooden walking stick: Scout and sculptor both open with s-c for that hard k sound.
Sculptor in a sentence
Example 1: The sculptor spent three months carving a life-size elephant from one block of marble.
Example 2: At the craft fair in Cape Town, a sculptor showed us how she shapes clay figures of village dancers.
Example 3: My aunt hopes to become a sculptor, so she practises by carving bars of soap after work.
Fun Fact
Michelangelo was still in his twenties when he carved his famous statue of David from a single block of marble.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
sculpt____
a) our
b) or
c) er
d) ar
Show answer
b) or. Like actor and inventor, this maker of statues takes or.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) scalptor
b) calligrapher
c) illustrator
d) architect
Show answer
a) scalptor. Your scalp is the skin on your head; the artist's name has a u where scalp has an a.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
otpcrlus
a) scalloped
b) sculpture
c) sculpted
d) sculptor
Show answer
d) sculptor. Only one option has an o and no e, which is exactly what the jumble gives you.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
scullptor
a) u
b) p
c) c
d) l
Show answer
d) l. The first syllable is sculp, so only one l stands before the p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which pair of tools belongs in a sculptor's workshop?
a) a stethoscope and a torch
b) a trowel and a seed tray
c) a whistle and a stopwatch
d) a chisel and a mallet
Show answer
d) a chisel and a mallet
2. A sculptor's finished work is usually something you can ____.
a) listen to on the radio
b) read aloud in class
c) watch on a cinema screen
d) walk all the way around
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d) walk all the way around
