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Spell Bee Word: Giggle


What does giggle mean?

Word: Giggle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Giggle means to make soft, quick, happy sounds when something is funny or when you feel shy.

How do you spell giggle?

Syllables: gig - gle

Tricky part: There are two g's in the middle of giggle. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: gigle, gigel

Memory tip: Giggle has three g's in all. Count them as you write: one at the start and two in the middle.

Giggle in a sentence

Example 1: The twins giggled all through the school assembly.

Example 2: Tara could not stop giggling at her father's silly hat.

Example 3: We heard giggles from the back of the bus.

Fun Fact

Rats make high-pitched chirps, a bit like giggling, when scientists tickle them.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) giggel
b) giggul
c) giggal
d) giggle

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d) giggle. Giggle finishes like wiggle and little.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

g_ggle

a) i
b) e
c) y
d) u

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a) i. Gig has the i of pig.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

giggle

a) cry
b) yawn
c) shout
d) laugh

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d) laugh. A giggle is a small, silly laugh.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lgeigg

a) giggle
b) gieggl
c) gilgge
d) ggilge

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a) giggle. It begins with the g of goat, the letter it uses three times.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Children usually giggle when something is ____.

a) funny
b) painful
c) boring
d) sad

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a) funny

2. A baby giggles. What game is she most likely playing?

a) cricket
b) chess
c) peekaboo
d) a spelling test

Show answer

c) peekaboo

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with g: guess, gull, glue, good, ground, goose

More words from this list

lean, pattern, scarlet, tailor, yell, begin, child, draw

Next steps

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