What does width mean?
Word: Width
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Width means how far something measures from one side to the other.
How do you spell width?
Syllables: width
Tricky part: Say this word quickly and the d almost vanishes, which is why pupils write widh or widht. Keep the d, then t, then h.
Watch out for: widht, widh, wideth
Memory tip: Dad's Tape Hangs by the door: D, T, H is the order of the letters at the close of the word.
Width in a sentence
Example 1: Please leave a margin of the same width on both sides of the page.
Example 2: The carpet is the right width for the corridor but far too long.
Example 3: A cricket pitch has a width of only about three metres.
Fun Fact
English measuring words come as a family: length grew from long, depth from deep and width from wide, each with th on the end.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
whidth
a) d
b) t
c) w
d) h
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d) h. The word starts with a plain w, not the wh of white.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
Measure the tdwhi of the doorway before you order the new cupboard.
a) wealth
b) worth
c) width
d) wreath
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c) width. With no e, r or o among the letters, only one option can be built.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is correct. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. perimiter 2. diamater 3. circumferance 4. width
a) the total distance around any shape
b) the distance around a circle
c) a straight line through the centre of a circle
d) the size of something measured across
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d) the size of something measured across. Width alone is right; the others should read circumference, perimeter and diameter.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word width as used in the sentence:
The width of the old bridge allows only one car to cross at a time.
a) volume
b) weight
c) breadth
d) height
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c) breadth. Breadth is another word for the distance across something.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A school ruler is 30 cm long. Which of these is most likely to be its width?
a) 30 cm
b) 3 cm
c) 300 cm
d) 3 m
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b) 3 cm
2. Which question is asking about width?
a) How high is the new bridge?
b) How far is it across the road?
c) How deep is the village well?
d) How long will the drive take?
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b) How far is it across the road?
