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Spell Bee Word: Shorts


What does shorts mean?

Word: Shorts

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Short trousers that end above the knee.

How do you spell shorts?

Syllables: shorts

Tricky part: The word always ends in s, even when you mean just one pair.

Watch out for: shortz, shortes

Memory tip: Picture the s at the end as the second leg of your shorts: no s, no shorts.

Shorts in a sentence

Example 1: I wear shorts when I play football.

Example 2: These shorts are too big for me.

Example 3: Papa packed his shorts for the beach trip.

Fun Fact

Bermuda shorts, which stop just above the knee, are named after the island of Bermuda, where men wore them to the office in the hot weather.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) shorts
b) shoarts
c) shourts
d) shoorts

Show answer

a) shorts. The middle of shorts is spelt or, as in fork and corn.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

cap, T-shirt, ____, socks

a) shorts
b) tie
c) scarf
d) gloves

Show answer

a) shorts. Dress from head to toe: cap on the head, T-shirt on top, shorts on the legs and socks on the feet.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_orts

a) h
b) w
c) m
d) l

Show answer

a) h. Shorts starts with the hushing sh sound.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Arjun wore his shorts to the swiming pool.

a) wore
b) swiming
c) pool
d) shorts

Show answer

b) swiming. Swimming doubles the m before ing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill the gap: I got a new ____ of shorts for my birthday.

a) piece
b) bunch
c) slice
d) pair

Show answer

d) pair

2. Shorts are best to wear on a ____ day.

a) frosty
b) hot
c) icy
d) snowy

Show answer

b) hot

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with sh: ship, shark, shake, sharp, sheep, shade

More words from this list

tiny, aircraft, bowl, confirm, false, guess, mare, policeman

Next steps

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