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Spell Bee Word: Whisker


What does whisker mean?

Word: Whisker

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Whisker means one of the long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of cats, rats and some other animals. Whiskers can also mean the hair on a man's face.

How do you spell whisker?

Syllables: whis - ker

Tricky part: It begins with wh, not a plain w: wisker is the slip most children make.

Watch out for: wisker, whiscker, wesker

Memory tip: A curious cat twitches its whiskers as if asking what and why, and whisker starts with the same wh as those question words.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. by a whisker: by a very small amount Example: "Our relay team won the race by a whisker."

Whisker in a sentence

Example 1: Our cat Billu cleaned each whisker with her paw.

Example 2: A mouse twitched its whiskers and ran behind the cupboard.

Example 3: Grandpa trimmed his white whiskers before the wedding.

Fun Fact

A cat's whiskers can feel tiny movements of air, which helps it find its way in the dark.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: i, e

a) b__ck__t
b) c__rn__r
c) wh__sk__r
d) m__rr__r

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c) wh__sk__r. Whisker takes i before the s and e before the final r.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

kehrsiw 1234567

a) 7356124
b) 7635214
c) 3765142
d) 7365124

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d) 7365124. Taking the letters in the order 7, 3, 6, 5, 1, 2, 4 builds the name for a cat's long face hair.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. whistle 2. whisker 3. whisper

a) 132
b) 321
c) 231
d) 213

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c) 231. The first four letters match, so look at the fifth: k, then p, then t.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) whisker, fethar, baek, hoof
b) whisker, feather, beak, hoof
c) whisker, feather, beek, hooff
d) whisker, fether, beak, hooff

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b) whisker, feather, beak, hoof. Feather keeps its ea, beak has ea too, and hoof ends in a single f.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sea animal has thick whiskers?

a) a jellyfish
b) a starfish
c) a crab
d) a walrus

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d) a walrus

2. Which pet has whiskers?

a) a rabbit
b) a parrot
c) a goldfish
d) a tortoise

Show answer

a) a rabbit

Associated Words

Words that start with whi: whiteboard, whinny, whisk

More words from this list

blend, compartment, dough, grant, labourer, package, shrimp, sunrise

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