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Spell Bee Word: Steer


What does steer mean?

Word: Steer

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Steer means to make a car, bicycle or boat go the way you want it to go.

Synonyms: drive

How do you spell steer?

Syllables: steer

Tricky part: The middle is a double e, then r, just as in deer and cheer.

Watch out for: steir, stiar

Memory tip: The wheel you steer with and the word steer both have a double e.

Steer in a sentence

Example 1: It is hard to steer a cycle on a muddy path.

Example 2: The boatman steered the boat between the rocks.

Example 3: Papa steered the car carefully round the sharp bend.

Fun Fact

Many boats are steered by a flat board at the back, under the water, called a rudder.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

steer

a) halt
b) guide
c) follow
d) park

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b) guide. When you steer a boat, you guide it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

steere

a) t
b) e
c) s
d) r

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b) e. Steer stops at the r; there is no e after it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_eer

a) t
b) f
c) k
d) w

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a) t. Steer begins with st, the same pair that starts stop.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) helmit
b) steer
c) pedal
d) wheel

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a) helmit. Helmet ends in et, as in jacket; steer, pedal and wheel are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who steers a bus?

a) the driver
b) a passenger
c) the cleaner
d) the conductor

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a) the driver

2. To steer a bicycle, you turn its ____.

a) chain
b) handlebars
c) bell
d) pedals

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b) handlebars

Associated Words

Words that end in -eer: cheer, volunteer, pioneer, engineer

More words from this list

water, bank, claim, electricity, gravity, kingfisher, ocean, rip

Next steps

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