What does follow mean?
Word: Follow
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Follow means to go or come after someone or something. To follow rules or advice means to do what they say.
Synonyms: chase, obey
How do you spell follow?
Syllables: fol - low
Tricky part: The word ends in ow, as in low and slow. Follo and folloe both lose the w.
Watch out for: follo, folloe
Memory tip: The w at the end of follow is like the last child in a queue: it follows all the other letters.
Idioms and Phrases
- follow in someone's footsteps: To do the same work or live the same way as someone before you. Example: "Aarav wants to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and become a doctor."
Follow in a sentence
Example 1: Follow me, and I will show you the way to the library.
Example 2: Please follow the arrows to reach the exam hall.
Example 3: We always follow the safety rules in the science lab.
Fun Fact
Newly hatched ducklings follow the first moving thing they see, which is usually their mother. Scientists call this imprinting.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: follow
a) pursue
b) lead
c) trail
d) track
Show answer
b) lead. The one who leads goes in front; the one who follows comes behind.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) shadow
b) tomorrow
c) folow
d) balloon
Show answer
c) folow. Follow needs two l's, just as balloon does.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Please follow the arrows to reach the libary.
a) reach
b) follow
c) arrows
d) libary
Show answer
d) libary. Library has an r after the b; follow is spelt right here.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
follow
a) ur
b) er
c) or
d) ar
Show answer
b) er. Someone who follows is a follower, and the ending is er, as in teacher.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ananya follows a recipe to bake a cake. This means she ____.
a) writes a new recipe
b) does each step it says
c) walks behind the cook
d) reads it after baking
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b) does each step it says
2. The puppy followed Riya home. What did the puppy do?
a) walked behind her
b) walked in front of her
c) carried her bag
d) waited at the gate
Show answer
a) walked behind her
