What does turret mean?
Word: Turret
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Turret means a small tower on top of a castle wall or a large building.
How do you spell turret?
Syllables: tur - ret
Tricky part: Two r's meet in the middle of this word, but most children write just one because the sound passes so quickly.
Watch out for: turet, tureet
Memory tip: Picture two flags flying side by side on a castle tower. They stand for the two r's in the middle.
Turret in a sentence
Example 1: We climbed the narrow stairs inside the turret, counting each step.
Example 2: A pigeon sat on the tip of the turret all morning.
Example 3: Each corner of our sandcastle had a small turret made with a paper cup.
Fun Fact
Turret came from an Old French word for a little tower, so the name has always described its size.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
A bright flag fluttered from the highest turrit of the old palace.
a) fluttered and palace
b) only turrit
c) only fluttered
d) turrit and palace
Show answer
b) only turrit. One word is wrong: the small tower ends with the same vowel as pocket.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
turret
a) true
b) err
c) tree
d) utter
Show answer
c) tree. Tree asks for two e's, but the given word offers only one.
Jumble Tumble
Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a part of a castle?
a) rtuotr
b) rtuetrt
c) rtuer
d) rtuetr
Show answer
d) rtuetr. Rtuotr has an o that does not belong, rtuetrt has one t too many and rtuer is a letter short.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) tower
b) turrett
c) fortress
d) drawbridge
Show answer
b) turrett. Only the small tower has a spare letter at its end; the other three need no change.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A turret would look most at home on which of these?
a) a tin shed in a mustard field
b) an old hill fort in Rajasthan
c) a bus shelter beside a highway
d) a small shop in a busy market
Show answer
b) an old hill fort in Rajasthan
2. What could you most easily do from a turret?
a) walk straight into the garden
b) wash your hands in the moat
c) reach the main gate in a step
d) look out over the land around
Show answer
d) look out over the land around
