What does fellow mean?
Word: Fellow
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: used about people who are in the same group, class or situation as you, as in fellow students or fellow players.
How do you spell fellow?
Syllables: fel - low
Tricky part: The l is doubled in the middle. You hear just one l sound, so children often write felow.
Watch out for: felow, fellou
Memory tip: Say the word with a tiny pause in the middle, and remember that the pause sits between two l's.
Fellow in a sentence
Example 1: Our fellow passengers on the train shared their snacks with us.
Example 2: Zara cheered loudly for her fellow runners on sports day.
Example 3: The captain thanked her fellow players after the match.
Fun Fact
Fellow comes from an old Norse word for a business partner, someone who put money into a shared plan.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
f_ll_w
a) e, a
b) u, o
c) e, o
d) i, o
Show answer
c) e, o. The first vowel is the e of bell, and the second is the o of go.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
olwlef
a) fewoll
b) fellow
c) fellwo
d) feollw
Show answer
b) fellow. It describes the people who share a team, a class or a trip with you.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
fellow
a) chip
b) shep
c) shipp
d) ship
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d) ship. Fellowship means friendship among people who share something, and it ends like friendship.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) togather
b) fellow
c) neighbur
d) frend
Show answer
b) fellow. Together has an e after the g, friend has an i before the e, and neighbour keeps its ou.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the science fair, Ravi helped his fellow students set up their stalls. Who did he help?
a) his parents at home
b) other students taking part
c) the teachers in charge
d) visitors from another town
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b) other students taking part
2. Who are your fellow citizens?
a) tourists just passing through
b) people from a faraway land
c) people of your own country
d) players in a rival team
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c) people of your own country
