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Spell Bee Word: Grandfather


What does grandfather mean?

Word: Grandfather

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Grandfather means the father of your mother or of your father.

Synonyms: grandpa, grandad

How do you spell grandfather?

Syllables: grand - fa - ther

Tricky part: The d at the end of grand is hard to hear before the f, so children often leave it out.

Watch out for: granfather, grenfather

Memory tip: Say grand slowly and tap the table on the d, so it does not get lost before the f.

Grandfather in a sentence

Example 1: My grandfather walks in the park every morning.

Example 2: Grandfather taught me how to fly a kite.

Example 3: Aditi's grandfather was a postman in Pune.

Fun Fact

A tall clock that stands on the floor is called a grandfather clock.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

grandfather

a) granddaughter
b) aunt
c) mother
d) grandmother

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d) grandmother. A grandfather and a grandmother are the male and female pair.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) grandfather
b) grandfeather
c) grandfathar
d) grandfarther

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a) grandfather. There is no r sound after the fa, and the word ends in er.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

grandfatther

a) h
b) a
c) d
d) t

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d) t. A single t sits between the a and the h.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

thargfnader

a) grandfather
b) grandftaher
c) grandfathre
d) grandfahter

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a) grandfather. Grandfahter and grandftaher muddle the middle, grandfathre muddles the end, so one choice is left.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could your grandfather's son be?

a) your uncle
b) your nephew
c) your cousin
d) your brother

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a) your uncle

2. In Hindi, what do many children call their father's father?

a) Dada
b) Chacha
c) Nana
d) Mama

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a) Dada

Associated Words

Words that end in -ther: whether, neither, altogether

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