What does style mean?
Word: Style
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Style means a particular way of doing, making or wearing something, such as a way of writing, dressing or cutting hair.
Synonyms: manner
Sounds like: stile (a set of steps for climbing over a fence or wall)
How do you spell style?
Syllables: style
Tricky part: The long i sound in the middle is spelt with a y. Stile, with an i, is a different word.
Watch out for: stiel, styl
Memory tip: A y stands in this word like a model with arms raised, showing off a new style.
Style in a sentence
Example 1: Grandpa still writes letters in his neat, old-fashioned style.
Example 2: The new school bags come in three styles this year.
Example 3: Every artist in our class paints the sea in a different style.
Fun Fact
The word goes back to the Latin stilus, the pointed tool Romans used to write on wax tablets, so it first had to do with writing.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ylset
a) stole
b) stale
c) smile
d) style
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d) style. Stale and stole have no y, and smile needs an m and an i.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
style
a) fabric
b) colour
c) fashion
d) price
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c) fashion. Clothes in the latest style are in the latest fashion.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) elegent
b) style
c) atractive
d) jewellry
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b) style. Attractive has a double t, jewellery has an e after the double l, and elegant ends in ant.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Aunt Leela wears her scarf in a stlye that she learnt in Paris.
a) Paris
b) stlye
c) learnt
d) Aunt
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b) stlye. Two letters have swapped places in the odd word; the others, learnt included, are fine in British English.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Rohan's mother cuts his hair in a new style. What does that tell you?
a) She cuts it every single day
b) His hair has grown very long
c) She cuts it in a different way
d) She never cuts his hair
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c) She cuts it in a different way
2. Which of these describes a way of writing?
a) short, funny sentences
b) a blue ballpoint pen
c) a thick notebook
d) a wooden desk
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a) short, funny sentences
