Spell Bee Word: Girl

What does girl mean?

Word: Girl

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Girl means a female child, such as a daughter.

Antonyms: boy

How do you spell girl?

Syllables: girl

Tricky part: The er sound in girl is spelt ir. Children often write gurl or gerl.

Watch out for: gurl, gerl

Memory tip: Girl has ir in the middle, the same as bird and first.

Girl in a sentence

Example 1: The girl is reading a book.

Example 2: My cousin is a brave girl.

Example 3: A girl in my class can whistle.

Fun Fact

The International Day of the Girl Child is marked on 11 October every year.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) girl
b) girll

Show answer

a) girl. Girll ends with two l's; the word has only one.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'girl':

a) goal
b) curl

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b) curl. Curl rhymes with girl, even though one uses ur and the other ir.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_irl

a) g
b) j

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a) g. Start with g, as in gate; jirl is a spelling nobody uses.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

rigl

a) girl
b) lirg

Show answer

a) girl. Start with the g and finish with the l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A girl grows up to be a ___.

a) woman
b) man
c) boy
d) baby

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a) woman

2. Who in this list is a girl?

a) your sister
b) your grandfather
c) your brother
d) your uncle

Show answer

a) your sister

More words from this list

if, mile, part, send, that, will, ball, come

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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