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Use a spoon to eat the soup.
What does Spoon mean?
a tool used to scoop food or liquid.
Dictionary definition
A small eating tool with a rounded bowl and a handle, used for scooping food or liquid.
Example sentences
Spoon in a sentence
medium
The recipe said to stir the batter with a wooden spoon.
hard
The child carefully used a spoon to measure the medicine with an adult's help.
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What does spoon mean?
Spoon means a tool used to scoop food or liquid.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to spoon?
Utensil is close in meaning to spoon.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for spoon?
Fork contrasts with spoon in this context.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningSpoon means a tool used to scoop food or liquid.
ExampleExample: Use a spoon to eat the soup.
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Synonyms
Words like Spoon
Antonyms
Opposite words
forkA different eating tool with prongs.
knifeA different eating tool used for cutting.
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Word family
Spoon word family
Base word
spoon
noun
spoons
More than one spoon.
verb
spooned
Scooped with a spoon in the past.
verb
spooning
Scooping with a spoon now.
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Hint for students
a tool used to scoop food or liquid.
Common mix-up
Spoon is not the same as fork. Spoon means a tool used to scoop food or liquid.
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Read this model sentence: The recipe said to stir the batter with a wooden spoon. Clue words: recipe, said, stir. Underline clue words that show why spoon fits instead of fork. Now write one new sentence that shows spoon without using the word spoon. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show spoon?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The recipe said to stir the batter with a wooden spoon." Why does spoon fit better than fork?
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