What does utensil mean?
Word: Utensil
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Utensil means a tool or container used for cooking, serving or eating, such as a ladle, a sieve or a rolling pin.
Synonyms: tool, gadget
How do you spell utensil?
Syllables: u - ten - sil
Tricky part: The last part sounds like the end of pencil, but it is spelt with an s, not a c.
Watch out for: utencil, utensill, utensal
Memory tip: Think of steel: the s of steel is the s in a steel utensil, where pencil has a c.
Utensil in a sentence
Example 1: Steel utensils are kept on the top shelf of our kitchen.
Example 2: Mummy washed every utensil after the birthday party.
Example 3: A ladle is the utensil we use to serve soup.
Fun Fact
Utensil comes from the Latin utensilia, things that can be used, from uti, to use; utility comes from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) colender
b) spatulla
c) utensil
d) cuttlery
Show answer
c) utensil. Spatula has one l, cutlery has one t and colander has an a after the l; utensil is the one spelt right.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
ut_ns_l
a) e, e
b) e, i
c) i, i
d) a, i
Show answer
b) e, i. Say u-ten-sil slowly: ten sits in the middle and sil comes at the end.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nisletu
a) lentils
b) tinsel
c) unlisted
d) utensil
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d) utensil. Lentils needs a second l and no u, tinsel leaves out the u and unlisted adds a d.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
utensil
a) ornament
b) furniture
c) implement
d) ingredient
Show answer
c) implement. A utensil is a kitchen implement, a tool you hold and use.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mum asks you to pass her a utensil from the drawer. You hand her ____.
a) a jar of pickle
b) a bar of soap
c) a box of matches
d) a serving spoon
Show answer
d) a serving spoon
2. A shop selling utensils would mostly sell ____.
a) pens, rulers and erasers
b) shirts, socks and caps
c) plates, glasses and pans
d) nails, screws and bolts
Show answer
c) plates, glasses and pans
