Spell Bee Word: Stunt

What does stunt mean?

Word: Stunt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Stunt means a daring and difficult trick, often a risky one, like jumping a bike over a ramp.

Synonyms: trick

How do you spell stunt?

Syllables: stunt

Tricky part: The vowel is a short u, as in sun and fun; children sometimes write a or o.

Watch out for: stant, stont

Memory tip: Stunt has the same short u as fun: a stunt looks fun but needs lots of training.

Stunt in a sentence

Example 1: The rider did a stunt on his motorbike.

Example 2: The circus clown did a funny stunt with a ladder.

Example 3: Never try a film stunt at home.

Fun Fact

In films, a stunt double is a trained person who does the risky scenes in place of the actor.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

stu_t

a) n
b) r
c) l
d) m

Show answer

a) n. Say stun, then add t: the gap needs n.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) stuntt
b) brave
c) tumble
d) circus

Show answer

a) stuntt. Stunt ends with a single t.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nutst

a) sttun
b) stunt
c) sutnt
d) stnut

Show answer

b) stunt. Only one choice spells the daring trick: s-t-u-n-t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would count as a stunt?

a) a walk to school
b) a nap after lunch
c) a song in class
d) a bike ride on one wheel

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d) a bike ride on one wheel

2. Stunt riders wear a ____ to protect their heads.

a) hood
b) helmet
c) scarf
d) hat

Show answer

b) helmet

Associated Words

Words that end in -unt: aunt, grunt, blunt

More words from this list

wiggle, basket, channel, display, frock, kettle, outside, roar

Next steps

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