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Spell Bee Word: Wristwatch

Wristwatch (noun): a small clock that you wear on a strap around your wrist.

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What does wristwatch mean?

Word: Wristwatch

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wristwatch means a small clock that you wear on a strap around your wrist.

Synonyms: watch

How do you spell wristwatch?

Syllables: wrist - watch

Tricky part: The word starts with a silent w, which is why ristwatch turns up so often.

Watch out for: ristwatch, ristwach

Memory tip: A silent w stands at the very front, so quiet you never hear it, but the word is wrong without it.

Wristwatch in a sentence

Example 1: Grandpa gave me a wristwatch on my birthday.

Example 2: Look at your wristwatch and tell me the time.

Example 3: My wristwatch has a blue strap.

Fun Fact

About 120 years ago many men still carried a pocket watch on a chain, and wristwatches were thought of mainly as jewellery for women.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) wristwatch
b) wristwatche
c) wristwotch
d) wrystwatch

Show answer

a) wristwatch. Wrist has an i, watch has an a, and nothing comes after the h.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hacwttsirw

a) wrsitwatch
b) wirstwatch
c) wristawtch
d) wristwatch

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d) wristwatch. Wrist comes first, with the r straight after its silent w.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

wris_watch

a) h
b) s
c) t
d) k

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c) t. Wrist ends with t before watch begins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word is a compound word, like wristwatch?

a) sunflower
b) basket
c) window
d) pencil

Show answer

a) sunflower

2. No wristwatch? You could still tell the time by looking at ____.

a) a wall clock
b) a compass
c) a calendar
d) a ruler

Show answer

a) a wall clock

Associated Words

Words that end in -tch: scratch, hutch, stitch, stretch

More words from this list

brick, crocodile, foot, highlighter, magnet, picture, sweatshirt, workbook

Next steps

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