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Spell Bee Word: Gradual


What does gradual mean?

Word: Gradual

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Gradual means happening slowly, a little at a time, not all at once.

Synonyms: slow, steady

Antonyms: quick

How do you spell gradual?

Syllables: grad - u - al

Tricky part: The du in the middle sounds like 'joo', and the end is ual. Children write gradjual, graduel or gradule.

Watch out for: gradjual, graduel, gradule

Memory tip: A gradual climb goes grade by grade, so the word starts with grad.

Gradual in a sentence

Example 1: There was a gradual change in the weather as winter came.

Example 2: The sky grew dark in a gradual way as the sun set.

Example 3: Aarav made gradual progress in his reading.

Fun Fact

The Himalayas are still rising by a few millimetres every year, a change so gradual that nobody can see it happening.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: gradual

a) gentle
b) calm
c) even
d) sudden

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d) sudden. A sudden change comes all at once, while a gradual one creeps in bit by bit.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gradual
b) actule
c) anual
d) casul

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a) gradual. Annual needs two n's, actual ends in ual and casual has lost its a; gradual is right.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

gradual

a) ally
b) ly
c) ley
d) lly

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b) ly. Gradual + ly makes gradually, little by little.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The plant showed gradual growth as the days got warmmer.

a) growth
b) plant
c) warmmer
d) gradual

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c) warmmer. Warm just adds er: warmer, with one m. Gradual is spelt right here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The road up the hill has a gradual slope. What is it like?

a) it goes up in steps
b) it is very steep
c) it rises gently
d) it is perfectly flat

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c) it rises gently

2. Which change below happens in a gradual way?

a) a child growing taller
b) a glass breaking
c) a balloon popping
d) a light switching on

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a) a child growing taller

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