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Spell Bee Word: Shatter

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What does shatter mean?

Word: Shatter

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Shatter means to break suddenly into many small pieces, the way a glass does when it falls on a hard floor.

Synonyms: break

Antonyms: mend, repair

How do you spell shatter?

Syllables: shat - ter

Tricky part: The t is doubled in the middle, as in kitten and bottle. Shater is the usual slip.

Watch out for: shater, shatar, shattur

Memory tip: When glass shatters, it breaks into pieces; the t in the middle has broken into two as well: tt.

Shatter in a sentence

Example 1: The cricket ball flew over the wall and shattered the window.

Example 2: A loud thunderclap shattered the silence of the night.

Example 3: The vase shattered into tiny pieces on the marble floor.

Next steps

Fun Fact

Toughened glass, used in car side windows and oven doors, is made so that if it ever does shatter, it breaks into small blunt pieces instead of sharp ones.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

shatter

a) squeeze
b) scatter
c) smash
d) shake

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c) smash. To smash is to break into pieces; shaking, scattering and squeezing do not break anything.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

sh_tt_r

a) e, e
b) a, e
c) a, a
d) a, o

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b) a, e. The first beat is shat and the second is ter.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) splintar
b) fragil
c) crumbel
d) shatter

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d) shatter. Crumble ends in -ble, fragile keeps a final e and splinter has no a; shatter is the one spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dropped on a stone floor, which of these would shatter?

a) a plastic bucket
b) a china cup
c) a wooden spoon
d) a steel tumbler

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b) a china cup

2. What sound might you hear when a window shatters?

a) a low hum
b) a long hiss
c) a sharp crash
d) a soft thud

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c) a sharp crash

Associated Words

Words that end in -tter: gutter, glitter, otter, babysitter, flutter, embitter

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: mend

More words from this list

tuna, agreement, chamber, dialogue, fervour, indicate, misfortune, prevention

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