What does stinking mean?
Word: Stinking
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Stinking means smelling very bad. A stinking drain or stinking socks give off a strong, nasty smell.
Synonyms: foul
Antonyms: fragrant, sweet-smelling
How do you spell stinking?
Syllables: stink - ing
Tricky part: Some children add a c before the k and write stincking. Others hear a g in the middle and write stingking.
Watch out for: stincking, stingking, stinkin
Memory tip: Only one letter stands just before the k, and that is n: no c and no g squeeze in between.
Stinking in a sentence
Example 1: The stinking rubbish heap was finally cleared by the workers.
Example 2: Take those stinking shoes out of my room!
Example 3: A stinking smell came from the blocked drain after the rains.
Fun Fact
A skunk sprays a stinking liquid at animals that come too close, and the smell can hang about for days.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
stink
a) eng
b) ang
c) ing
d) ign
Show answer
c) ing. Stink takes the usual ing, the same ending as in thinking and drinking.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: stinking
a) tasty
b) smelly
c) fresh
d) scented
Show answer
b) smelly. Something stinking is very smelly; scented and fresh things smell nice.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
kgnistni
a) stinknig
b) stinking
c) sitnking
d) tsinking
Show answer
b) stinking. Tsinking, sitnking and stinknig keep the n just before the k but swap two other letters.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The stenking drain behind the market was finally cleaned.
a) stenking
b) drain
c) cleaned
d) market
Show answer
a) stenking. Stinking has an i after st, not an e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What could leave a kitchen stinking?
a) a bar of soap
b) a pot of mint
c) a bowl of soup
d) rotten eggs
Show answer
d) rotten eggs
2. If your classroom is stinking, what is the first thing to do?
a) turn on the radio
b) close the curtains
c) switch off the lights
d) open the windows
Show answer
d) open the windows
