What does sort mean?
Word: Sort
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Sort means to put things into groups, or in order, by colour, size or type. As a noun, a sort means a kind or type.
Synonyms: arrange, group
Antonyms: mix
How do you spell sort?
Syllables: sort
Tricky part: The middle is or, the same as the little word or. Some children add a u and write sourt, as in court.
Watch out for: sourt, sorte, sorrt
Memory tip: Sort and short differ only by the h, and both keep the same or in the middle.
Idioms and Phrases
- out of sorts: A little unwell or in a bad mood. Example: "Ananya felt out of sorts after the long train ride."
Sort in a sentence
Example 1: Help me sort the laundry into whites and colours.
Example 2: The librarian sorts the books by the author's name.
Example 3: What sort of games do you like to play?
Fun Fact
Post offices use postcodes to sort letters. Britain's postcodes were brought in across the country between 1959 and 1974.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Please ______ the books by size before you put them on the shelf.
a) shout
b) sport
c) snort
d) sort
Show answer
d) sort. To put things into groups is to sort them; a sport is a game you play.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with the given word?
sort
a) fort
b) port
c) report
d) worth
Show answer
d) worth. Worth has or after w, which makes it say wer.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) pack : packed
b) stop : stoped
c) sort : sorted
d) fold : folded
Show answer
b) stop : stoped. Stop doubles its p before ed: stopped.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) cuppboard
b) arrange
c) group
d) sort
Show answer
a) cuppboard. Cupboard is cup + board, with one p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Sorting is what you do when you ______.
a) paint a fence
b) put socks into pairs
c) read a story aloud
d) boil water for tea
Show answer
b) put socks into pairs
2. In 'What sort of fruit do you like?', which word could replace sort?
a) price
b) variety
c) colour
d) weight
Show answer
b) variety
