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Spell Bee Word: Threat

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What does threat mean?

Word: Threat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Threat means a warning that something bad or unpleasant may happen. It can also mean a person or thing that could cause harm or damage.

Synonyms: warning, menace, risk

Antonyms: safety

How do you spell threat?

Syllables: threat

Tricky part: The short e sound is spelt ea, as in bread.

Watch out for: threet, thraet, threatt

Memory tip: Threat belongs to the ea family that sounds like a short e: bread, head, spread, threat.

Threat in a sentence

Example 1: Plastic waste is a threat to sea turtles.

Example 2: A big dog barking behind the gate felt like a threat to the postman.

Example 3: Weeds are a threat to the young rice plants.

Next steps

Fun Fact

In Old English, threat could mean a crowd or a troop of people, and also pressure, trouble or a warning of harm. The crowd meaning is no longer used today.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

threat

a) reward
b) danger
c) secret
d) promise

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b) danger. A threat is a danger; a promise, a reward and a secret are quite different things.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gaurd
b) warnning
c) threat
d) saftey

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c) threat. Warning has one n in the middle, safety keeps the e of safe and guard has ua; threat is spelt right.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

threat

a) an
b) en
c) on
d) in

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b) en. En turns the noun into a verb, threaten, just as length becomes lengthen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a threat to a farmer's crops?

a) a swarm of locusts
b) a row of scarecrows
c) a light morning dew
d) a hive of honeybees

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a) a swarm of locusts

2. 'There is a threat of rain this evening.' What does this mean?

a) Rain may come soon.
b) Rain is very unlikely.
c) Rain has just stopped.
d) Rain fell all night.

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a) Rain may come soon.

Associated Words

Words that start with thr: thrifty, thrill, throne, through

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: menace, risk

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