What does vapour mean?
Word: Vapour
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Vapour means a mass of very small drops of liquid floating in the air, like steam from a kettle or mist on a cold morning.
How do you spell vapour?
Syllables: va - pour
Tricky part: The ending is spelt -our in British English, so there is a u before the r that you cannot hear.
Watch out for: vapur, vapoure
Memory tip: Steam floats up and OUT of a kettle: vapour keeps the o-u of out before its r.
Vapour in a sentence
Example 1: Vapour rose from the pot of soup bubbling on the stove.
Example 2: The bathroom filled with vapour during Thomas's hot shower.
Example 3: Clouds form when water vapour high in the sky cools down.
Fun Fact
When you breathe out on a cold morning, the water vapour in your breath cools quickly and turns into a little white cloud.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
va___our
a) pp
b) p
c) ph
d) b
Show answer
b) p. A single p comes after va-, as in paper.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
pruvao 123456
a) 451623
b) 456132
c) 451632
d) 415632
Show answer
c) 451632. In the order 4, 5, 1, 6, 3, 2 the letters spell vapour.
Word Puzzle
Match each word with its meaning:
1. vapour 2. drizzle 3. frost a. very light, fine rain b. thin white ice that forms on cold surfaces c. the damp cloud that rises above very hot water
a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
b) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
Show answer
a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b. Drizzle is light rain, frost is thin ice, and vapour is the damp cloud above hot water.
Sound Check
In which word is 'a' pronounced differently?
a) vapour
b) nature
c) father
d) paper
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c) father. Father has the long ah sound; the other three say 'ay'.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why do glasses often mist up when you walk from a cold street into a warm, steamy kitchen?
a) Tiny drops of water form on the lenses
b) Bright light bounces off the lenses
c) Warm air leaves scratches on the glass
d) Dust from the street sticks to the lenses
Show answer
a) Tiny drops of water form on the lenses
2. Which of these gives off the most vapour?
a) a pan of boiling water
b) a glass of cold milk
c) a bowl of rice from the fridge
d) a frozen ice lolly
Show answer
a) a pan of boiling water
