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Spell Bee Word: Burrow


What does burrow mean?

Word: Burrow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Burrow means a hole in the ground that an animal such as a rabbit or a fox digs to live in.

Synonyms: hole

How do you spell burrow?

Syllables: bur - row

Tricky part: Burrow has a double r in the middle. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: burow, burroow

Memory tip: Say bur-row in two beats: the first beat ends with an r and the second starts with another r.

Burrow in a sentence

Example 1: The rabbit ran into its burrow.

Example 2: A snake was hiding in an old burrow.

Example 3: We saw a small burrow under the mango tree.

Fun Fact

A big group of rabbit burrows linked together under the ground is called a warren.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) berrow
b) hedgehog
c) squirrel
d) tortoise

Show answer

a) berrow. The animal home starts bur, with a u after the b.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

burrow

a) bridge
b) tunnel
c) tower
d) shelf

Show answer

b) tunnel. A burrow is a passage dug under the ground, much like a small tunnel.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The farmer found a burroe dug deep under the cow shed.

a) found
b) burroe
c) shed
d) farmer

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b) burroe. The word ends with ow, the same as the end of arrow.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rwobru

a) brruow
b) burrow
c) wburro
d) burrwo

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b) burrow. B starts it, and the two r's stay together in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A burrow is most likely to belong to ____.

a) a peacock
b) a goldfish
c) a mole
d) a parrot

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c) a mole

2. Why does a rabbit go into its burrow?

a) to hide and stay safe
b) to climb up high
c) to look for the sun
d) to swim in water

Show answer

a) to hide and stay safe

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