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Spell Bee Word: Shiver


What does shiver mean?

Word: Shiver

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Shiver means to shake a little because you are cold or scared.

Synonyms: shake

How do you spell shiver?

Syllables: shiv - er

Tricky part: Shiver has only one v, even though the i before it is short.

Watch out for: shivver, shivvar

Memory tip: A shiver is a quick, small shake, so it gets just one small v.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. send shivers down your spine: To make you feel scared or very excited. Example: "The thunder at night sent shivers down my spine."

Shiver in a sentence

Example 1: The hill cabin was so cold that we shivered all night.

Example 2: The wet puppy shivered until my sister dried it with a towel.

Example 3: Put on a sweater if you start to shiver.

Fun Fact

Shivering helps to warm you up: the quick, small movements of your muscles make heat.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

shiver

a) sweat
b) stretch
c) tremble
d) yawn

Show answer

c) tremble. When you tremble, your body shakes, just as it does when you shiver.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) shivur
b) shivor
c) shiver
d) shivar

Show answer

c) shiver. Shiver finishes with er, as in water and sister.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

revish

a) shievr
b) shvier
c) shiver
d) sihver

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c) shiver. Start with sh, the sound you make to ask for quiet, and the rest follows.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rohan began to shiver, so Mummy gave him a warm blankit.

a) shiver
b) Mummy
c) warm
d) blankit

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d) blankit. Blanket ends in et, as in jacket.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rohan is shivering after his bath. What will warm him up best?

a) open all the windows wide
b) dry off and put on warm clothes
c) drink a glass of cold water
d) sit under the ceiling fan

Show answer

b) dry off and put on warm clothes

2. In which month do people in Shimla shiver the most?

a) June
b) April
c) January
d) May

Show answer

c) January

Associated Words

Words that end in -iver: river, screwdriver, deliver

More words from this list

throne, absent, building, cushion, fried, honeybee, manager, shape

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