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Spell Bee Word: Gesture


What does gesture mean?

Word: Gesture

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gesture means a movement of your hand, head or body that shows what you mean or feel. It can also be a small kind action.

Synonyms: sign, motion

How do you spell gesture?

Syllables: ges - ture

Tricky part: It starts with a g that sounds like j, so children often write jesture.

Watch out for: jesture, jesturre

Memory tip: Gentle, giant and gesture all begin with a g that sounds like j. A gentle giant can make a kind gesture.

Gesture in a sentence

Example 1: Leo waved his hand in a gesture of goodbye.

Example 2: Holding the door open for a friend is a kind gesture.

Example 3: The guard at the gate made a gesture for the car to wait.

Fun Fact

A nod means yes in most countries, but in parts of Bulgaria a nod has traditionally meant no and a shake of the head yes.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

gesture

a) secret
b) silence
c) signal
d) shout

Show answer

c) signal. Both send a message without words.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sholder
b) whisper
c) gesture
d) eyebrow

Show answer

a) sholder. Shoulder has ou in the middle, as in should.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

g_st_re

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

Show answer

d) e, u. Ges comes first, then the ture ending of picture.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tsegure

a) gestuer
b) getsure
c) gesture
d) gesutre

Show answer

c) gesture. Say ges-ture: the s and t sit together in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could count as a gesture?

a) a cough
b) a hiccup
c) a sneeze
d) a thumbs-up

Show answer

d) a thumbs-up

2. Making a welcome card for a new classmate is a kind gesture because it ____.

a) is part of homework
b) wins you a prize
c) is a school rule
d) shows you care

Show answer

d) shows you care

Associated Words

Words that end in -ture: adventure, moisture, capture, structure, manufacture, literature

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: sign, motion

More words from this list

karate, newspaper, reef, stale, wriggle, blackboard, comfortable, distrust

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