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Spell Bee Word: Gentle


What does gentle mean?

Word: Gentle

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Gentle means kind and careful, so that you do not hurt or upset anyone. A gentle breeze or touch is soft and light.

Synonyms: kind, calm

Antonyms: harsh

How do you spell gentle?

Syllables: gen - tle

Tricky part: The g sounds like j, but it is still a g. The ending is tle: the t is easy to miss, but it must be written.

Watch out for: jentel, gentul

Memory tip: Gentle ends just like little: a little touch is a gentle touch, and both finish in tle.

Gentle in a sentence

Example 1: Be gentle when you hold the new kitten.

Example 2: A gentle breeze came in through the window.

Example 3: Our class teacher has a gentle voice, even when we are noisy.

Fun Fact

Long ago, gentle meant born into a good family. That is why the word gentleman starts with gentle.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

gentle

a) neat
b) shy
c) soft
d) rough

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d) rough. Gentle and soft are close in meaning; rough is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gantle
b) gentle
c) gintle
d) guntle

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b) gentle. The vowel straight after the g in gentle is e, as in hen.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tlegne

a) gentle
b) egntle
c) negtle
d) gnetle

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a) gentle. Put the soft g first; only one order of the next three letters makes a real word.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

genntle

a) l
b) t
c) n
d) g

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c) n. Only one n is needed in gentle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these sounds is the most gentle?

a) a whisper
b) a car horn
c) a drumbeat
d) a thunderclap

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a) a whisper

2. Ma tells Kabir to be gentle with what he is holding. What is it most likely to be?

a) a football
b) a baby chick
c) a cricket bat
d) a school bag

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b) a baby chick

Associated Words

Words that end in -tle: whistle, bottle, title, sandcastle

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: calm, harsh

More words from this list

lark, parrot, sandwich, swing, wrong, beep, cheese, dove

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