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What does sweater mean?

Word: Sweater

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sweater means a warm top, often made of wool, that you wear in cold weather.

Synonyms: jumper

How do you spell sweater?

Syllables: sweat - er

Tricky part: Say it and you hear a short e, but that sound is spelt ea, as in bread.

Watch out for: sweter, swaeter

Memory tip: Bread and sweater use the same ea to say e. Think of warm bread and a warm sweater on a cold morning.

Sweater in a sentence

Example 1: Mum knitted me a green sweater for winter.

Example 2: Put on your sweater; evenings in Shimla are chilly.

Example 3: My school sweater is navy blue with a V-neck.

Fun Fact

The name comes from woollen tops that athletes wore in the late 1800s to make themselves sweat while they trained.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

sweater

a) scarf
b) blanket
c) shirt
d) pullover

Show answer

d) pullover. A pullover is pulled on over your head, just like a sweater.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) trousers
b) sweatter
c) mittens
d) pyjamas

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b) sweatter. Sweatter has a t too many.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandma's new sweatar is soft and warm.

a) soft
b) warm
c) sweatar
d) new

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c) sweatar. The ending is er, as in winter.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tewresa

a) sweaetr
b) swetaer
c) sweater
d) sewater

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c) sweater. Start with the sw you hear at the front, then fit in the rest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of a sweater covers your arms?

a) the collar
b) the hem
c) the pocket
d) the sleeves

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d) the sleeves

2. On a very cold day, what would you wear over your sweater?

a) a nightshirt
b) a coat
c) a vest
d) a T-shirt

Show answer

b) a coat

Associated Words

Words that end in -ter: water, daughter, lobster, highlighter, laughter, granddaughter

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: jumper

More words from this list

woodpecker, bonfire, count, festival, headband, lizard, peach, scrap

Next steps

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