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Spell Bee Word: follower


Basic Details

Word: Follower

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who supports a leader, a team or an idea, or who keeps up with someone's posts online.

Synonyms: supporter, disciple, fan, admirer

Antonyms: leader

How to Spell Follower

Syllables: fol - low - er

Tricky part: Follow has a double l and ends in ow; both stay when er is added. Students often drop an l or the w.

Watch out for: folower, followar, follwer

Memory tip: Follow + er: the er means a person who does it, as in teacher. Keep every letter of follow, both l's and the ow.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Ananya is a loyal follower of the local football club.

Example 2: The singer thanked every follower who had shared her new song.

Example 3: A good leader listens to each follower in the group.

Fun Fact

In a flock of geese flying in a V, each follower rides on air pushed upward by the bird ahead, which saves energy. The lead bird changes from time to time.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of 'follower' as it is used in the sentence:

Every follower of the cricket club wore blue on match day.

a) supporter
b) member
c) fan
d) leader

Show answer

d) leader. A supporter and a fan are kinds of follower; a leader is the one who is followed.

Mingle-Mangle

Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose the correct word:

Sunil is a keen wolrefol of Indian classical music and never misses a concert.

a) fellow
b) flower
c) follows
d) follower

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d) follower. Eight letters with two o's and two l's and an r: only follower fits them all.

Word Cookie

Fill in the blanks with the correct letters:

f_ll_wer

a) a, o
b) e, o
c) o, e
d) o, o

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d) o, o. It is built on follow, which has an o on each side of the double l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A follower of Buddhism is called a ____.

a) Buddhic
b) Buddhist
c) Buddhism
d) Buddha

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b) Buddhist

2. Which word means a follower of a teacher or leader?

a) enemy
b) rival
c) disciple
d) stranger

Show answer

c) disciple

Associated Words

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