Spell Bee Word: Grandson

What does grandson mean?

Word: Grandson

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Grandson means the son of your son or of your daughter.

How do you spell grandson?

Syllables: grand - son

Tricky part: The second part is son, the same as a son in the family, even though it sounds like sun.

Watch out for: grandsun, grandsonn, granndson

Memory tip: A grandson is still a son, just one step further down the family.

Grandson in a sentence

Example 1: Grandpa took his grandson to the fair.

Example 2: Her grandson lives in Sydney.

Example 3: The grandson helped his grandma water the plants.

Fun Fact

Your grandson's son would be your great-grandson. Each great- added to the front takes the family one more step down.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

grandson

a) niece
b) daughter
c) grandmother
d) granddaughter

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d) granddaughter. A grandson is a boy and a granddaughter is a girl.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) daughter
b) cousin
c) nephew
d) granson

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d) granson. Without its d, grand turns into gran.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ondrgsan

a) grandson
b) garndson
c) rgandson
d) grnadson

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a) grandson. Son sits at the end; the four letters before it begin with gr.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

gr_ndson

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

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d) a. The first part is grand, with the short a of hand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person in your family is your grandfather's grandson?

a) your aunt
b) your mother
c) your sister
d) your brother

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d) your brother

2. Kabir is Grandpa's grandson. Who could Kabir's father be?

a) Grandpa's father
b) Grandpa's son
c) Grandpa's brother
d) Grandpa's friend

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b) Grandpa's son

Associated Words

Words that start with gra: grasshopper, grade, grandchild, gravity, grasp, grass

More words from this list

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