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Spell Bee Word: flourish


Basic Details

Word: Flourish

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To grow strongly and healthily, or to do very well and be successful.

Synonyms: thrive, prosper, bloom, grow

Antonyms: wither, decline, fade

How to Spell Flourish

Syllables: flour - ish

Tricky part: The first part is spelt like flour, our, even though it sounds more like flur. There is only one r.

Watch out for: flurish, florish, flourrish

Memory tip: There is flour in flourish: picture a baker whose shop flourishes because his bread is made from the best flour.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Tulsi plants flourish in sunny spots with a little water.

Example 2: Small businesses flourish when people buy from them.

Example 3: With good coaching, her talent for chess began to flourish.

Fun Fact

A flourish can also be a fancy curl added to handwriting, or a short, loud burst of trumpets announcing someone important.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: flourish

a) thrive
b) prosper
c) wither
d) bloom

Show answer

c) wither. Plants that wither dry up and droop instead of growing well.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

flourrish

a) u
b) s
c) o
d) r

Show answer

d) r. Flourish is spelt with one r, exactly as flour is.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) courageous
b) tournament
c) nourish
d) flurish

Show answer

d) flurish. The vowel sound after fl is written our, as in nourish, so the o cannot go missing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If roses flourish in your garden, they are ____.

a) being eaten
b) dying
c) growing well
d) being cut down

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c) growing well

2. Which of these helps a young plant flourish?

a) salt in the soil
b) no air at all
c) sunlight and water
d) a dark cupboard

Show answer

c) sunlight and water

Associated Words

hustlesociablebreedingcompanionadoring
baggyirresponsibledieticianpoultryangelic

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