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Spell Bee Word: Stitch


What does stitch mean?

Word: Stitch

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Stitch means to join pieces of cloth by pulling a thread through them, again and again.

How do you spell stitch?

Syllables: stitch

Tricky part: The end has three letters for one sound. Many children leave out the t and write stich.

Watch out for: stich, stitsh

Memory tip: Stitch has two t's, like two holes in the cloth: one near the front of the word and one near the end.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a stitch in time saves nine: Fixing a small problem early saves a lot of work later. Example: "Mend that loose pocket today: a stitch in time saves nine."

Stitch in a sentence

Example 1: Nani will stitch a patch on my school bag.

Example 2: Can you stitch this hole in my sock?

Example 3: My aunt began to stitch the sleeves of my kurta.

Fun Fact

A machine in a clothes factory can make thousands of stitches in a single minute.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) stitch
b) stutch
c) stetch
d) stotch

Show answer

a) stitch. The vowel is the short one you hear in sit.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

stitch

a) tear
b) glue
c) cut
d) sew

Show answer

d) sew. To stitch and to sew both mean joining cloth with thread.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hicstt

a) tsitch
b) itstch
c) stitch
d) sittch

Show answer

c) stitch. The word opens with the two letters that start stop.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Ma will stitche the torn sleeve tonight.

a) tonight
b) stitche
c) torn
d) sleeve

Show answer

b) stitche. The word stops at the h, with no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which worker has to stitch clothes all day?

a) baker
b) farmer
c) driver
d) tailor

Show answer

d) tailor

2. What should Aman use to stitch a button back on?

a) an eraser
b) a needle
c) a spoon
d) a ruler

Show answer

b) a needle

Associated Words

Words that end in -tch: watch, hutch, catch, wristwatch, scratch

More words from this list

wheel, banker, cell, desert, fork, jump, October, ride

Next steps

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