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Spell Bee Word: Taut


What does taut mean?

Word: Taut

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Taut means pulled so firmly that there is no sag at all.

Sounds like: taught (the past form of teach)

How do you spell taut?

Syllables: taut

Tricky part: Taught sounds exactly the same, and its gh often creeps into this word by mistake. Here there is no gh at all.

Watch out for: taute, tought

Memory tip: Stretch a rope from one t to the other and leave no room for an extra g or h.

Taut in a sentence

Example 1: The tent stood firm once every rope was taut.

Example 2: Finn kept the kite string taut as the wind picked up.

Example 3: Chloe pulled the washing line taut between the two poles.

Fun Fact

Musicians know this word well: the more taut a violin or guitar string is made, the higher the note it gives.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

taut

a) stiff
b) tight
c) tense
d) slack

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d) slack. Slack is the word for a line with no pull on it, the reverse of taut.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The fishermen pulled the net tawt before hauling it into the boat.

a) hauling
b) boat
c) tawt
d) fishermen

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c) tawt. The vowel sound here is not written with aw.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

uatt

a) tact
b) taut
c) tart
d) tuft

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b) taut. The letters are t, a, u and t, so a c, an r or an f cannot fit.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mischevous
b) tremendus
c) gorgous
d) taut

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d) taut. Tremendous has an o before the u, gorgeous has an e after the g, and mischievous has ie after the h.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has to be taut in order to work properly?

a) a rain poncho
b) a drum skin
c) a woollen shawl
d) a hanging curtain

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b) a drum skin

2. What happens to a rope that stops being taut?

a) it breaks into pieces
b) it droops in the middle
c) it shrinks in length
d) it hardens like wood

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b) it droops in the middle

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ta: tantrum, taxonomy, tailcoat

More words from this list

zoologist, arrogant, clutter, dictation, femur, indifference, nightfall, questionnaire

Next steps

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