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Spell Bee Word: Flood


Basic Details

Word: Flood

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A large amount of water that covers land which is usually dry, often after very heavy rain or when a river overflows.

Antonyms: drought

How to Spell Flood

Syllables: flood

Tricky part: The oo here does not sound like the oo in moon. It sounds like the u in mud, so children often write flud.

Watch out for: flud, flod, floud

Memory tip: Flood rhymes with blood, and the two are spelt alike. They are two of the very few words where oo makes the 'uh' sound.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. in floods of tears: Crying a lot. Example: "Little Mini was in floods of tears when her balloon flew away."

Usage Examples

Example 1: After three days of rain, the flood reached the steps of our temple.

Example 2: The flood washed away the small bridge near the village.

Example 3: Farmers moved their cows to higher ground before the flood came.

Fun Fact

In ancient Egypt the river Nile flooded almost every year. The water left behind rich black mud that made the fields good for growing crops.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) flood
b) rainbo
c) thundar
d) cyclon

Show answer

a) flood. Cyclone needs its final e, rainbow its w and thunder an e; flood needs nothing added.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: flood

a) drought
b) deluge
c) torrent
d) overflow

Show answer

a) drought. A drought is a long time with no rain, the opposite of too much water.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Many shops near the river were damaged in last year's flud.

a) river
b) shops
c) damaged
d) flud

Show answer

d) flud. The uh sound in flood is spelt with a double o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What usually causes a flood?

a) dry soil
b) a cold wind
c) a lot of rain
d) strong sunshine

Show answer

c) a lot of rain

2. After the flood, the fields were ____.

a) covered in snow
b) under water
c) on fire
d) very dusty

Show answer

b) under water

Associated Words

fencingcompetedevelopvaliantdevote
aislelaunchimpossiblecalculatoralive

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