What does square mean?
Word: Square
Part of Speech: Noun; adjective
Meaning: Square means a flat shape with four straight sides that are all the same length and four right angles. A square is also an open space in a town with buildings round it.
How do you spell square?
Syllables: square
Tricky part: The k sound at the start is written with a q, and in square, as in queen, the q is followed by u.
Watch out for: skware, sqare
Memory tip: In square, q never goes anywhere without its partner u, just as in queen and quick.
Idioms and Phrases
- back to square one: back to the beginning after a plan fails Example: "The rain washed away our sandcastle, so we were back to square one."
Square in a sentence
Example 1: Fold the paper into a square before you start the paper boat.
Example 2: The old town square fills with stalls during Diwali.
Example 3: Draw a square and colour each corner a different colour.
Fun Fact
A square is a special kind of rectangle, because all its corners are right angles, and also a special kind of rhombus, because all its sides are equal.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
squarre
a) s
b) r
c) e
d) u
Show answer
b) r. Square has just one r.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rqesua
a) squaer
b) squrae
c) square
d) quasre
Show answer
c) square. Keep q and u together at the front; the r comes after the a.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) square
b) triangel
c) circle
d) rectangle
Show answer
b) triangel. Triangle ends in le, as angle does.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The children sat in a squair on the mat so that everyone could see the puppet show.
a) children
b) puppet
c) everyone
d) squair
Show answer
d) squair. Square ends in are, as care and share do.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What in this list is shaped like a square?
a) a slice of pizza
b) a carrom board
c) a cricket ball
d) a rupee coin
Show answer
b) a carrom board
2. A square meal is one that is ____.
a) eaten at midnight
b) filling and healthy
c) cut into four parts
d) served on a flat plate
Show answer
b) filling and healthy
