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How do you spell scissors?
scissors
S-C-I-S-S-O-R-S
In your language
Русский
ножницы
Español
tijeras
العربية
مقص
Word facts
Example sentences
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These are my scissors.
I cut paper with scissors.
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Use it in class
- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with S!” The first child to point at the scissors card and name it spies next.
- Slow revealHide the card behind a book and slide it out bit by bit. The first child to call “scissors!” hides the next one.
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the scissors card. As they search, the class chants “scissors, scissors”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell scissors?
- S-C-I-S-S-O-R-S. Scissors has 8 letters and starts with S.
- What is scissors in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: ножницы. In Spanish: tijeras. In Arabic: مقص.
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Presentation
School Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free school vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.