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Spell Bee Word: Broom

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What does broom mean?

Word: Broom

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Broom means a brush on a long stick, used for sweeping floors.

How do you spell broom?

Syllables: broom

Tricky part: The middle has two o's together, oo, the same pair you see in room and moon.

Watch out for: broam, bruum

Memory tip: Picture the two o's in the middle of broom as two little balls of dust waiting to be swept up.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a new broom sweeps clean: A new person in charge often makes lots of changes. Example: "The new captain changed the whole team plan; a new broom sweeps clean."

Broom in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma sweeps the courtyard with a broom every morning.

Example 2: Please keep the broom behind the door.

Example 3: We used a broom to clear the dry leaves from the porch.

Next steps

Fun Fact

In Kerala many brooms are made from the thin middle ribs of coconut palm leaves, tied together in a bunch.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ladder
b) pillow
c) broome
d) bucket

Show answer

c) broome. Broom stops at the m; no e comes after it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

beroom

a) r
b) e
c) m
d) o

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b) e. Br is said as one quick sound, so no vowel sits between the b and the r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

obmro

a) borom
b) brmoo
c) broom
d) boorm

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c) broom. Sound out each choice; only one is the brush that sweeps the floor.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please put the broom back in the cuboard.

a) Please
b) broom
c) back
d) cuboard

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d) cuboard. Cupboard keeps a silent p after the cu.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you use with a broom to pick up the dust you have swept?

a) a dustpan
b) a mop
c) a bucket
d) a duster

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a) a dustpan

2. In many homes, the soft broom is made from dried ____.

a) grass
b) cotton
c) paper
d) wool

Show answer

a) grass

Associated Words

Words that start with bro: brown, broad, brownie, brotherhood, brother, browser

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cupcake, forehead, hill, magpie, pillowcase, separate, syrup, worksheet

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