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Spell Bee Word: Stool

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What does stool mean?

Word: Stool

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Stool means a seat with no back and no arms.

Synonyms: seat

How do you spell stool?

Syllables: stool

Tricky part: The long oo sound is spelt with two o's.

Watch out for: stule, stoal

Memory tip: Say 'ooh' as you sit down on a stool. That ooh is spelt with two o's.

Stool in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma sits on a low stool to cut vegetables.

Example 2: The shopkeeper sat on a tall stool behind the counter.

Example 3: The drum player sat on a wooden stool.

Next steps

Fun Fact

In Old English, the word stool meant any seat at all, even the throne of a king.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

stooll

a) o
b) s
c) t
d) l

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d) l. You hear one l at the end of stool, and you write one.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_ool

a) t
b) m
c) d
d) n

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a) t. Stool starts with st, as in stop and stand.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

____, chair, sofa, bed

a) clock
b) lamp
c) stool
d) mirror

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c) stool. These are things you sit or lie on, each bigger than the one before, and a stool is the smallest.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) stool
b) bench
c) sofa
d) cushon

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d) cushon. Cushion has an i before the on: c-u-s-h-i-o-n; stool, bench and sofa are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might you stand on a stool?

a) to cool down fast
b) to dry a wet floor
c) to fix a flat tyre
d) to reach a high shelf

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d) to reach a high shelf

2. A stool usually stands on three or four ____.

a) handles
b) wheels
c) legs
d) pillows

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c) legs

Associated Words

Words that start with sto: stomach, stockings, stormy, store, story, storm

More words from this list

whether, bedspread, cockerel, estimate, guest, laughter, overcoat, sail

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