What does furrow mean?
Word: Furrow
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Furrow means a long, narrow trench cut in the soil by a plough.
How do you spell furrow?
Syllables: fur - row
Tricky part: A double r is needed in the middle. Children hear one soft sound and write furow.
Watch out for: furow, furro
Memory tip: Run your finger along a furrow and growl r-r-r like a plough rumbling through the soil: that sound needs more than one r.
Furrow in a sentence
Example 1: After the rain, the farmer's boots sank into each muddy furrow.
Example 2: Bullocks pulled the old plough, leaving a straight furrow across the field.
Example 3: Rainwater ran down every furrow towards the pond.
Fun Fact
Farmers once measured distance by ploughing: an old English unit of about 200 metres was the length of one furrow, as far as oxen could pull a plough before they needed a rest.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
furrow
a) groove
b) mound
c) hedge
d) ridge
Show answer
a) groove. A furrow and a groove are both long, narrow cuts in a surface.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
orwufr
a) sorrow
b) furrow
c) narrow
d) burrow
Show answer
b) furrow. With an f among the letters, the three other words all drop out.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
f_rr_w
a) o, o
b) i, o
c) u, o
d) u, e
Show answer
c) u, o. The first beat has the u of hurry and the second the o of low.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
furrowe
a) o
b) u
c) e
d) f
Show answer
c) e. Words of this pattern, such as shadow, stop at the w.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does a farmer make a furrow before sowing?
a) to store the harvested crop
b) to mark the edge of the farm
c) to keep birds out of the field
d) to make a place for the seeds
Show answer
d) to make a place for the seeds
2. A teacher looked at a hard sum with a furrowed brow. How was she feeling?
a) shy and very quiet
b) puzzled and thinking hard
c) sleepy and rather bored
d) cheerful and relaxed
Show answer
b) puzzled and thinking hard
