What does straight mean?
Word: Straight
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Straight means going in one direction without any bends or turns.
Synonyms: direct
Antonyms: bent, curved
Sounds like: strait (a narrow stretch of sea between two pieces of land)
How do you spell straight?
Syllables: straight
Tricky part: The long a sound is written with four letters, aigh, and that is where most children go wrong.
Watch out for: strate, straght
Memory tip: Ants In Green Hats walk in a line: their first letters give you the middle of the word.
Idioms and Phrases
- keep a straight face: to stop yourself from laughing. Example: "Dev could not keep a straight face when the cat sat on his homework."
Straight in a sentence
Example 1: Draw a straight line with your ruler.
Example 2: Go straight along this road and you will reach the school.
Example 3: Sit up straight and hold your pencil lightly.
Fun Fact
Long ago, straight meant stretched: pull a loose rope tight and you will see why.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
straight
a) crooked
b) narrow
c) flat
d) smooth
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a) crooked. A crooked path keeps changing direction.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
straight
a) in
b) en
c) an
d) on
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b) en. Straighten means to make something less bent, and lighten ends the same way.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gtsahtir
a) tsraight
b) srtaight
c) straight
d) straigth
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c) straight. The word opens with the same three letters as street.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) strenth
b) straight
c) stomack
d) scisors
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b) straight. Strength has a g before its th, stomach ends in ch, and scissors has a double s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is usually straight?
a) the bend in a river
b) the edge of a book
c) the rim of a plate
d) the curl in a ribbon
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b) the edge of a book
2. Mum says 'Come straight home after the match.' What should Anu do?
a) wait at the ground till dark
b) stop at a friend's house
c) go home without stopping
d) walk around the park first
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c) go home without stopping
