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Spell Bee Word: Trash


What does trash mean?

Word: Trash

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Trash means things that are thrown away because they are no longer wanted, such as wrappers and old paper. Trash is the American word; in British English it is called rubbish.

Synonyms: rubbish, litter

How do you spell trash?

Syllables: trash

Tricky part: The ending is sh, as in fish. Some children double a letter at the end and write trassh or trashh.

Watch out for: trashh, trassh, trach

Memory tip: Say 'shh' as you close the dustbin lid; trash ends with that same sh sound and the same two letters.

Trash in a sentence

Example 1: Put the banana peel in the trash, not on the road.

Example 2: The trash is collected from our lane every morning.

Example 3: We picked up trash from the beach on Cleanliness Day.

Fun Fact

On an Apple Mac computer, files you delete go into a folder called the Trash; on Windows computers the same place is called the Recycle Bin.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: trash

a) jewel
b) gift
c) waste
d) treasure

Show answer

c) waste. Waste is what you throw away, just like trash.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rohan dropped the apple core into the tresh bag by the door.

a) door
b) tresh
c) dropped
d) apple

Show answer

b) tresh. Trash has an a in the middle, the same vowel as in cash.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) trash
b) plastik
c) garbidge
d) dustbinn

Show answer

a) trash. Garbage ends in age, dustbin has one n and plastic ends in ic, so trash is the correct spelling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should go in the trash?

a) a working pen
b) an empty crisp packet
c) a new storybook
d) a clean lunch box

Show answer

b) an empty crisp packet

2. Where should you put trash in a park?

a) in a dustbin
b) behind a tree
c) in a flower bed
d) under a bench

Show answer

a) in a dustbin

Associated Words

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