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Spell Bee Word: Bungalow


What does bungalow mean?

Word: Bungalow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bungalow means a house with only one floor, often with a garden or open space around it.

How do you spell bungalow?

Syllables: bun - ga - low

Tricky part: Many people leave out the middle a and write bunglow. It is bun-ga-low, three beats.

Watch out for: bunglow, bungelow

Memory tip: Clap the three beats, bun-ga-low. The middle clap is ga, so the a must be written.

Bungalow in a sentence

Example 1: My grandparents live in a white bungalow near the lake.

Example 2: The bungalow had a big mango tree in front.

Example 3: We stayed in a small bungalow by the sea for the holidays.

Fun Fact

Bungalow comes from an old Indian word meaning in the style of Bengal, where such low houses with sloping roofs were common.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) garden
b) bungalo
c) cottage
d) balcony

Show answer

b) bungalo. The house word finishes with a w after the o.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We stayed in a bungallow near the hills.

a) hills
b) bungallow
c) stayed
d) near

Show answer

b) bungallow. Bungalow has one l in the middle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

galnowub

a) bnugalow
b) bungalwo
c) bugnalow
d) bungalow

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d) bungalow. Bun comes first, with the n before the g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many old bungalows have a ____ at the front, a covered open space where people sit.

a) platform
b) veranda
c) tunnel
d) counter

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b) veranda

2. Which home is the opposite of a bungalow, with many floors?

a) a tall block of flats
b) a small stone cottage
c) a canvas camping tent
d) a wooden beach hut

Show answer

a) a tall block of flats

Associated Words

Words that end in -low: blow, below, shallow, yellow, pillow, allow

More words from this list

daughter, hornet, march, pleasant, shelf, yard, broom, cupcake

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