What does thirst mean?
Word: Thirst
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Thirst means the dry feeling you get when you need a drink.
How do you spell thirst?
Syllables: thirst
Tricky part: The middle sounds like the ur in hurt, but it is spelt with ir. Thurst and therst are the usual slips.
Watch out for: thurst, therst
Memory tip: A teacher who talks all day needs a sip. Think 'Sir needs a sip', because sir carries the same two letters as thirst.
Thirst in a sentence
Example 1: Two glasses of lemonade took care of my thirst.
Example 2: The walk up the hill gave us a great thirst.
Example 3: Fresh coconut water is a tasty way to end your thirst.
Fun Fact
A camel with a great thirst can drink well over 50 litres of water at one go.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words does not rhyme with thirst?
a) waist
b) burst
c) first
d) worst
Show answer
a) waist. Waist has a long ay sound, so it is the odd one out.
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the unfinished word to make a new word:
After the long race, every runner felt thirst____.
a) ee
b) ey
c) ie
d) y
Show answer
d) y. One y turns the naming word into a describing word.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
A cold glass of milk took away Isla's thirts after the long walk to scool.
a) only scool
b) only thirts
c) thirts and scool
d) milk and walk
Show answer
c) thirts and scool. Two words are wrong: two letters are swapped in one, and school has lost its h.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
thirst
a) this
b) three
c) stir
d) shirt
Show answer
b) three. Three needs two e's, and the given word has none at all.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the best thing to do about your thirst on a hot day?
a) run around the field
b) eat a dry biscuit
c) drink some water
d) wear a warm jumper
Show answer
c) drink some water
2. Asha has a thirst for reading. What does this tell you about her?
a) She reads only when she is told.
b) She never opens a book at all.
c) She keeps a glass on each book.
d) She loves to read more and more.
Show answer
d) She loves to read more and more.
