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Spell Bee Word: Shipment

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What does shipment mean?

Word: Shipment

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Shipment means a load of goods sent from one place to another by ship, truck, train or plane; also the act of sending them.

Synonyms: cargo, delivery

How do you spell shipment?

Syllables: ship - ment

Tricky part: The ending is ment, not mant or mint, even though it is said quickly.

Watch out for: shipmant, shipement, shipmint

Memory tip: Payment, treatment, shipment: the ending is the same each time, and it means the thing that is done.

Shipment in a sentence

Example 1: A shipment of mangoes left Ratnagiri for Dubai this morning.

Example 2: The bookshop is waiting for a new shipment of atlases.

Example 3: Our online order was split into two shipments.

Fun Fact

In 1956 the ship Ideal X carried a shipment of 58 metal containers from New Jersey to Texas, often seen as the start of modern container shipping.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: shipment

a) voyage
b) consignment
c) shipyard
d) harbour

Show answer

b) consignment. A consignment is a batch of goods sent to someone; a shipyard is where ships are built.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) warehose
b) shipment
c) containar
d) frieght

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b) shipment. Freight has ei before gh, container ends in er, and warehouse keeps the whole word house.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

shippment

a) p
b) t
c) m
d) h

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a) p. Ment begins with a consonant, so the p of ship stays single.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A shipment of rice is ____.

a) a store where rice is kept
b) a load of rice being sent somewhere
c) a meal cooked with rice
d) a farm where rice is grown

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b) a load of rice being sent somewhere

2. When a shipment reaches a shop, what will the owner most likely check first?

a) that the till has enough change
b) that every box in the order has come
c) that the weather will stay dry
d) that the shop sign is lit

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b) that every box in the order has come

Associated Words

Words that end in -pment: development, escarpment, equipment

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cargo, delivery

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