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Spell Bee Word: flow


Basic Details

Word: Flow

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To move along smoothly and without stopping, like water in a river.

Synonyms: run, stream

Antonyms: ebb

Sounds like: floe (a large, flat piece of ice floating on the sea)

How to Spell Flow

Syllables: flow

Tricky part: Flow ends in ow, which here says oh, as in snow. Children often write flo.

Watch out for: flo, flowe, flou

Memory tip: Flow is f + low. A river flows low, down from the hills to the sea.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. go with the flow: To go along with what is happening without making a fuss. Example: "The plan changed, so we just went with the flow."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The Kaveri flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Example 2: Tears began to flow down her cheeks.

Example 3: Water flows out of the pipe into the garden.

Fun Fact

The Ganga flows for about 2,500 kilometres before it reaches the Bay of Bengal.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with flow?

a) now
b) glow
c) snow
d) toe

Show answer

a) now. Now uses ow for the sound in cow, so it does not rhyme with flow.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Rivers ____ from the mountains down to the sea.

a) floe
b) flew
c) flour
d) flow

Show answer

d) flow. Moving water flows; a floe is a piece of ice.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

fl_ _

a) ow
b) ou
c) oa
d) wo

Show answer

a) ow. Flow is f with the word low, so it ends in ow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these can flow?

a) a shoe
b) water
c) a pencil
d) a brick

Show answer

b) water

2. The river flows past our village. This means the river...

a) stands still
b) dries up
c) moves along
d) turns to ice

Show answer

c) moves along

Associated Words

overcomepolluteexceptsamplesupport
smearconstancyisoscelesspeedrosary

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