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Spell Bee Word: Barrel


What does barrel mean?

Word: Barrel

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Barrel means a large container with curved sides and flat ends, used for storing liquids such as water or oil.

How do you spell barrel?

Syllables: bar - rel

Tricky part: Two r's sit side by side in the middle, and it is easy to drop one of them.

Watch out for: barel, barrle, barral

Memory tip: Picture two round barrels standing side by side in a yard: they are the two r's in the middle.

Barrel in a sentence

Example 1: The villagers filled a big blue barrel with water from the well.

Example 2: We rolled the empty barrel slowly down the slope.

Example 3: A barrel of mustard oil stood in the corner of the grocer's shop.

Fun Fact

A person whose trade is making wooden barrels is called a cooper, which is where the family name Cooper comes from.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rarebl

a) ballet
b) barrel
c) barley
d) barren

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b) barrel. Barren has an n, barley has a y, and ballet has two l's and a t.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) basket
b) bucket
c) barrell
d) bottle

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c) barrell. Only the r is doubled in this word; the l at the end stays single.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

barrel

a) basket
b) cask
c) crate
d) tray

Show answer

b) cask. A cask is a wooden barrel used for storing liquids.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

barreal

a) l
b) r
c) e
d) a

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d) a. Take out this letter and the ending reads as it does in camel and travel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The wooden strips of a barrel are held together by ____.

a) metal hoops
b) string and tape
c) glue and paper
d) rubber bands

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a) metal hoops

2. Which person would most likely use a barrel at work?

a) a tailor sewing a shirt
b) a pilot landing a plane
c) a farmer storing rainwater
d) a teacher marking homework

Show answer

c) a farmer storing rainwater

Associated Words

Words that end in -rel: kestrel, mackerel, minstrel

More words from this list

companion, decomposition, errand, hinder, magma, possess, shopkeeper, wreckage

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