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Spell Bee Word: Software


What does software mean?

Word: Software

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Software means the programs and apps that tell a computer, tablet or phone what to do.

Synonyms: programs

Antonyms: hardware

How do you spell software?

Syllables: soft - ware

Tricky part: Software ends in -ware, not -wear, even though the two sound the same.

Watch out for: softwear, softwere

Memory tip: Ware means goods, as in kitchenware and silverware. Software has nothing to do with the clothes you wear.

Software in a sentence

Example 1: Our school computers need new software for the coding class.

Example 2: Papa uses special software to print the bills for his shop.

Example 3: Good drawing software lets you colour without paper.

Fun Fact

One of the earliest known uses of the word software in print was by the American statistician John Tukey in 1958.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form a word to do with computers?

a) dswainch
b) hpelante
c) lubrmela
d) tfwaroes

Show answer

d) tfwaroes. Tfwaroes hides software; the others make elephant, umbrella and sandwich, which have nothing to do with computers.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

software

a) water
b) tower
c) sweater
d) straw

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c) sweater. Software has one e, not the two that sweater needs.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) monitor
b) sofware
c) printer
d) keyboard

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b) sofware. Software keeps the t of soft, even when you say the word fast.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which item in this list is NOT software?

a) a web browser
b) a game app
c) a computer mouse
d) a drawing program

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c) a computer mouse

2. Didi's laptop gets a software update. What could the update fix?

a) a game that keeps freezing
b) a crack in the screen
c) a key that has fallen off
d) a broken charging cable

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a) a game that keeps freezing

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