WordHive Learning Dictionary

Cracker

noun

A cracker is a thin crunchy snack.

7 letters 2 syllables

What does Cracker mean?

A cracker is a thin crunchy snack.

Dictionary definition

a thin crisp baked food, often eaten as a snack or with cheese.

Example sentences

Cracker in a sentence

easy

She ate a cracker with cheese.

medium

The soup came with a small packet of crackers.

hard

The cracker snapped into pieces when he bit it.

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Practice the meaning of Cracker

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does cracker mean?

Practice 2

Which word is related to cracker?

Practice 3

Which sentence uses cracker correctly?

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Cracker

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Sounds like

krak · er · strongest beat: krak

Synonyms

Words like Cracker

biscuitA crisp baked food, depending on the region.
snackA small amount of food eaten between meals.
Antonyms

Opposite words

soft breadBread is softer than a crisp cracker.
liquid foodA drink or soup is not crisp like a cracker.
Synonym practice

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Word family

Cracker word family

Base word

cracker

noun

cracker

A thin crisp baked snack.

noun

crackers

More than one cracker.

Related words
Student support

Understand Cracker

Hint for students

A cracker is a thin crunchy snack.

Common mix-up

Cracker is not the same as soft bread. Cracker means a cracker is a thin crunchy snack.

Try it in class or at home

Read this model sentence: The soup came with a small packet of crackers. Clue words: soup, came, small. Underline clue words that show why cracker fits instead of soft bread. Now write one new sentence that shows cracker without using the word cracker. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show cracker?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The soup came with a small packet of crackers." Why does cracker fit better than soft bread?