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Spell Bee Word: Shoulder

Shoulder (noun): the part of your body where your arm joins the top of your chest and back.


What does shoulder mean?

Word: Shoulder

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Shoulder means the part of your body where your arm joins the top of your chest and back.

How do you spell shoulder?

Syllables: shoul - der

Tricky part: The long o sound is spelt ou here, not just o.

Watch out for: shoalder, sholder

Memory tip: Shoulder begins with should, and both have an o and a u. Those two letters, o and u, come straight after the sh.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a shoulder to cry on: Someone who listens kindly when you are sad. Example: "My big sister is always a shoulder to cry on."

Shoulder in a sentence

Example 1: Papa carried my little brother on his shoulders at the fair.

Example 2: A parrot sat on the old man's shoulder.

Example 3: I carried my school bag on one shoulder.

Fun Fact

The shoulder is one of the most movable joints in the body. It lets your arm swing round in a full circle.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) shouldor
b) shouldar
c) shoulder
d) shouldur

Show answer

c) shoulder. The word ends in er, as in finger.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

shouldder

a) u
b) l
c) o
d) d

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d) d. Only one d is needed.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa put a towel over his shouder.

a) towel
b) over
c) Papa
d) shouder

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d) shouder. Shouder is missing the l that comes before the d.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

shoulder, ____, wrist, hand

a) knee
b) elbow
c) ankle
d) neck

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b) elbow. Going down the arm, the elbow comes after the shoulder and before the wrist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is closest to your shoulder?

a) your knee
b) your ankle
c) your toe
d) your neck

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d) your neck

2. When you shrug your shoulders, you are often saying ____.

a) I do not know
b) Good morning
c) Thank you
d) I am hungry

Show answer

a) I do not know

Associated Words

Words that end in -der: order, spider, glider, wonder, folder, ladder

More words from this list

timetable, achieve, bulldozer, daisy, friendly, hornbill, many, playful

Next steps

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