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Spell Bee Word: Whistle


What does whistle mean?

Word: Whistle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Whistle means a small thing you blow into to make a high, sharp sound. A whistle is also the sound itself.

How do you spell whistle?

Syllables: whis - tle

Tricky part: There is a t after the s that you do not hear, so it is easy to leave out.

Watch out for: whisle, whissle

Memory tip: Whistle has a silent t, just like castle and listen. Say the word in your head with a t in it as you write.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. as clean as a whistle: Very clean. Example: "After his bath, the puppy was as clean as a whistle."

Whistle in a sentence

Example 1: The guard blew a whistle and the train began to move.

Example 2: Rahul can give a loud whistle with two fingers in his mouth.

Example 3: Our PT teacher blew a whistle to start the race.

Fun Fact

The Malabar whistling thrush of the Western Ghats sings so much like a boy whistling a tune that it is nicknamed the whistling schoolboy.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pencil
b) kitten
c) garden
d) whistel

Show answer

d) whistel. Whistle ends in le, the same way as little and bottle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tsilhwe

a) wihstle
b) hiwstle
c) hwistle
d) whistle

Show answer

d) whistle. Seven letters, one thing a referee blows: put them in order.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

wh_stle

a) i
b) e
c) a
d) u

Show answer

a) i. The vowel is a short i, as in sit.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our coach blew a loud wistle at the end.

a) blew
b) coach
c) wistle
d) loud

Show answer

c) wistle. Whistle starts with wh, not a plain w.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who usually blows the whistle in a football match?

a) the ball boy
b) the striker
c) the referee
d) the goalkeeper

Show answer

c) the referee

2. Which kitchen thing gives a whistle when the food is cooking?

a) a frying pan
b) a pressure cooker
c) a mixing bowl
d) a rolling pin

Show answer

b) a pressure cooker

Associated Words

Words that end in -tle: turtle, gentle, sandcastle, title

More words from this list

barber, chair, destroy, fourteen, June, opera, right, stick

Next steps

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