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Spell Bee Word: Straighten


What does straighten mean?

Word: Straighten

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Straighten means to take the bends out of something, or to make it neat again.

Synonyms: tidy

Antonyms: twist

How do you spell straighten?

Syllables: straight - en

Tricky part: The gh in the middle is silent. Children often leave out the g or the h.

Watch out for: straigten, straghten

Memory tip: The gh is silent, the same as in night and light.

Straighten in a sentence

Example 1: Please straighten your collar before the photo.

Example 2: Papa straightened the bent wire with pliers.

Example 3: Straighten the books on the shelf, they are falling over.

Fun Fact

Long ago, the root of this word meant stretched, because a rope pulled tight has no bends.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

straighten

a) flatten
b) arrange
c) smooth
d) bend

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d) bend. To straighten is to take a bend out; to bend is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) straightan
b) straightun
c) straighten
d) straightin

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c) straighten. The ending is en, as in sharpen and brighten.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

stra_ghten

a) i
b) y
c) u
d) e

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a) i. The long a sound here is spelt a, i.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please straighten the blankit on your bed.

a) Please
b) straighten
c) blankit
d) bed

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c) blankit. Blanket ends in et, as jacket does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could you straighten?

a) a melted candle
b) a torn page
c) a bent spoon
d) a broken egg

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c) a bent spoon

2. Sir said, 'Straighten your back.' He wants you to ____.

a) bend over
b) turn around
c) lie down
d) sit up tall

Show answer

d) sit up tall

Associated Words

Words that end in -ten: kindergarten, listen, kitten, soften, glisten, ten

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: tidy, twist

More words from this list

while, beetle, cockroach, evening, guide, lawn, ozone, salty

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