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Spell Bee Word: Broad


What does broad mean?

Word: Broad

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Broad means wide; measuring a lot from one side to the other.

Synonyms: wide

How do you spell broad?

Syllables: broad

Tricky part: The o-a in broad says aw, not oh as in boat. Many children spell it the way it sounds and lose the o-a.

Watch out for: brode, broard

Memory tip: Picture a broad river with an o and an a floating side by side: together they make its aw sound.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. in broad daylight: in the middle of the day, when everyone can see Example: "The monkey stole a banana in broad daylight."

Broad in a sentence

Example 1: The river is very broad near the bridge.

Example 2: Grandpa has broad shoulders.

Example 3: We walked along a broad road lined with trees.

Fun Fact

Abroad, the word for being in another country, is just broad with an a in front.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

broad

a) narrow
b) deep
c) long
d) tall

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a) narrow. A broad river is hard to swim across; a narrow one you could almost jump.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

broa_

a) n
b) s
c) t
d) d

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d) d. The last sound of broad is a soft d.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) bridge
b) field
c) broade
d) river

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c) broade. Broad stops at the d; there is no e after it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The elefant has a broad back and big ears.

a) broad
b) back
c) ears
d) elefant

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d) elefant. Elephant spells its f sound with ph.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is usually the broadest?

a) a garden path
b) a footpath
c) a lane
d) a highway

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d) a highway

2. A toy shop with a broad range of toys has ____.

a) toys that are all very old
b) many different kinds of toys
c) only a few kinds of toys
d) just one kind of toy

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b) many different kinds of toys

Associated Words

Words that start with bro: brown, brother, broom, brownie, brotherhood

More words from this list

crane, feather, heat, mixture, pretty, skate, tooth, amount

Next steps

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