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Spell Bee Word: Smash


What does smash mean?

Word: Smash

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Smash means to break something into many pieces by hitting it or dropping it hard.

Synonyms: break

How do you spell smash?

Syllables: smash

Tricky part: The word ends with two letters, s and h, that make one hushing sound. Some children write smach or smas.

Watch out for: smach, smass

Memory tip: Make the sound you use to ask for quiet: shhh. That hush, and the same two letters, closes smash.

Smash in a sentence

Example 1: The cup slipped from my hand and smashed on the floor.

Example 2: Be careful, or the jar of pickle will smash.

Example 3: Dad hit a smash that landed just inside the line.

Fun Fact

In tennis and badminton, a smash is the hard shot hit downwards from above the head, often to win the point.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

sm_sh

a) e
b) i
c) a
d) o

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c) a. The short vowel here is the one you hear in cat.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

smash

a) gather
b) shatter
c) mend
d) polish

Show answer

b) shatter. Glass that shatters flies into bits, just as it does when it is smashed.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rattle
b) splash
c) crunsh
d) smash

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c) crunsh. Crunch ends with ch, the sound at the start of chair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would most likely smash if it fell on a hard floor?

a) a glass bowl
b) a paper bag
c) a rubber ball
d) a woollen sock

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a) a glass bowl

2. What kind of sound does a plate make when it smashes?

a) a soft hum
b) a gentle tap
c) a quiet hiss
d) a loud crash

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d) a loud crash

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: break

More words from this list

travel, ahead, camping, dinner, garment, income, milkshake, proof

Next steps

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