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Spell Bee Word: Gravity


What does gravity mean?

Word: Gravity

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gravity means the force that pulls things towards the Earth, or towards any large object such as the Moon or the Sun.

How do you spell gravity?

Syllables: grav - i - ty

Tricky part: The middle vowel is i, not e or a.

Watch out for: gravaty, gravety

Memory tip: Gravity is invisible, and both words have an i straight after the v.

Gravity in a sentence

Example 1: Gravity makes a ball fall back down when you throw it up.

Example 2: Isaac Newton said that a falling apple set him thinking about gravity.

Example 3: Without gravity, the water in our glasses would float away.

Fun Fact

Gravity keeps the Moon travelling round the Earth instead of flying off into space.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gravity
b) gruvity
c) grovity
d) grevity

Show answer

a) gravity. The first vowel is the a of grass.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

g_avity

a) r
b) w
c) l
d) h

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a) r. Gravity starts with the gr of grass.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vrtgiay

a) gravity
b) gravtiy
c) gravyti
d) garvity

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a) gravity. Gravity finishes with a y, as in happy.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Gravitty pulls the raindrops down from the clouds.

a) Gravitty
b) down
c) clouds
d) raindrops

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a) Gravitty. There is only one t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An astronaut on the Moon can jump much higher than on Earth. Why?

a) The Moon is hotter.
b) The Moon's pull is weaker.
c) The Moon spins faster.
d) The Moon has more air.

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b) The Moon's pull is weaker.

2. Gravity is a kind of ____.

a) colour
b) sound
c) force
d) smell

Show answer

c) force

Associated Words

Words that end in -vity: sensitivity, activity, creativity

More words from this list

kingfisher, ocean, rib, squirrel, vinegar, awful, chew, Easter

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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