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Spell Bee Word: Shield


What does shield mean?

Word: Shield

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Shield means a large flat piece of metal, wood or leather that people long ago held in front of the body to keep it safe. Anything that protects can be called a shield, and to shield means to protect.

Synonyms: guard, protection

How do you spell shield?

Syllables: shield

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ie, with i first. Sheild is by far the most common mistake.

Watch out for: sheild, sheeld, shild

Memory tip: In shield, the i stands in front like a guard, with the e safe behind it.

Shield in a sentence

Example 1: The knight in our school play carried a cardboard shield painted gold.

Example 2: Mum held her scarf over the baby to shield her from the sun.

Example 3: Our team won the inter-school shield for the second year.

Fun Fact

Earth has an invisible shield of its own: its magnetic field turns away many of the harmful particles streaming out from the Sun.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) umbrella
b) sunscrean
c) helmet
d) shield

Show answer

b) sunscrean. Sunscreen ends in -een; shield, helmet and umbrella are all spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

shielde

a) d
b) i
c) e
d) l

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c) e. Shield ends at the d, with no e after it.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

shield

a) expose
b) cover
c) hide
d) defend

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a) expose. To expose something is to leave it open to harm, the reverse of shielding it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dlihes

a) shield
b) shined
c) sliced
d) hailed

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a) shield. Shined needs an n, sliced a c and hailed an a; the six letters here give shield.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a bright afternoon, what could shield your eyes from the glare?

a) a water bottle
b) a school bag
c) a pair of socks
d) a cap with a peak

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d) a cap with a peak

2. Which animal carries a hard shield of its own on its back?

a) a parrot
b) a frog
c) a rabbit
d) a tortoise

Show answer

d) a tortoise

Associated Words

Words that end in -ield: midfield, yield, field

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: guard, protection

More words from this list

tuna, agriculture, chamber, develop, fiction, indicate, misfortune, prevention

Next steps

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