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Spell Bee Word: Bough


What does bough mean?

Word: Bough

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bough means a large, thick branch of a tree.

Synonyms: branch, limb

Sounds like: bow (to bend your head or body forward to show respect)

How do you spell bough?

Syllables: bough

Tricky part: The g and h at the end are silent. You never hear them, but they must be written.

Watch out for: bouh, boug

Memory tip: Two quiet letters sit at the end of bough, like two monkeys resting on a branch without a sound: g and h.

Bough in a sentence

Example 1: A koel sang from a high bough of the mango tree.

Example 2: The heavy bough broke in the storm.

Example 3: The bough bent low under the weight of ripe mangoes.

Fun Fact

In Old English the word was boh, and it could also mean a shoulder or an arm. A bough is like an arm of the tree.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with the given word?

bough

a) how
b) cow
c) show
d) now

Show answer

c) show. Show has a long 'oh' sound, so it does not rhyme with bough.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

b_ _gh

a) oo
b) au
c) ou
d) ow

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c) ou. The letters o and u come straight after the b.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

bough

a) hub
b) hug
c) bug
d) bought

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d) bought. There is no t in bough, so bought cannot be made.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Ravi tied a swing to a strong bough of the banyan tree behind his scool.

a) bough and scool
b) only swing
c) only scool
d) strong and tree

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c) only scool. Bough is right; school has an h after the c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal would you most likely see sitting on a bough?

a) a goldfish
b) a crab
c) a parrot
d) a tortoise

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c) a parrot

2. Which part of a tree is smaller than a bough?

a) a twig
b) the main root
c) the trunk
d) the whole tree

Show answer

a) a twig

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: branch, limb

More words from this list

could, dozen, grinder, lentil, plaster, sort, takeaway, windscreen

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