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Spell Bee Word: Skyscraper

Skyscraper (noun): a very tall building with many floors.

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What does skyscraper mean?

Word: Skyscraper

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Skyscraper means a very tall building with many floors.

How do you spell skyscraper?

Syllables: sky - scrap - er

Tricky part: Scraper keeps a single p, so the a before it stays long, as in paper.

Watch out for: skyscrapper, skyscaper

Memory tip: A double p would make the a short, as in clapper; one p keeps it long, as in paper.

Skyscraper in a sentence

Example 1: From the top of the skyscraper, the cars looked like toys.

Example 2: Hong Kong has many skyscrapers close to the sea.

Example 3: Our flat is on the fortieth floor of a skyscraper.

Fun Fact

Before there were tall buildings, a skyscraper was the name of a small sail flown at the very top of a sailing ship.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) skyescraper
b) skyscraper
c) skiescraper
d) skiscraper

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b) skyscraper. The first part is spelt with the y of fly and dry.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

sky_craper

a) c
b) s
c) k
d) z

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b) s. Say the middle slowly: s, then c, then r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rapyscekrs

a) skyscraepr
b) skyscraper
c) skyscrapre
d) sykscraper

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b) skyscraper. Read each choice aloud: only one sounds like the tall building.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The skyscraper is so tall that it seems to tuch the clouds.

a) skyscraper
b) tall
c) tuch
d) clouds

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c) tuch. Touch is spelt with ou, as in young.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous building is a skyscraper?

a) the Colosseum
b) the Burj Khalifa
c) the Red Fort
d) the Taj Mahal

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b) the Burj Khalifa

2. How do most people reach the top floor of a skyscraper?

a) by lift
b) by escalator
c) by ladder
d) by rope

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a) by lift

Associated Words

Words that end in -per: pepper, grasshopper, newspaper, whimper, whisper, paper

More words from this list

tower, admission, buy, delighted, fuss, however, meatball, poke

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