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How do you spell scissors?

scissors

S-C-I-S-S-O-R-S

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In your language

Русский

ножницы

Español

tijeras

العربية

مقص

Word facts

Letters
8 →
First letter
S →
Pack
School

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.