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Spell Bee Word: Grill


What does grill mean?

Word: Grill

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Grill means to cook food over or under strong, direct heat. A grill is also the metal frame used for this.

Synonyms: roast, barbecue

Sounds like: grille (a metal grating that covers a window or the front of a car)

How do you spell grill?

Syllables: grill

Tricky part: It ends in a double l. Children often write just one l and spell it gril.

Watch out for: gril, grile

Memory tip: The two l's at the end stand side by side like two bars of a grill.

Grill in a sentence

Example 1: Papa will grill some vegetables for dinner.

Example 2: We grilled corn at the beach.

Example 3: The chef cleaned the grill after cooking.

Fun Fact

The word came into English from French, where gril means a gridiron, a frame of metal bars that food is cooked on.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) toaster
b) pan
c) kettel
d) grill

Show answer

c) kettel. Kettle ends in le, not el.

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with grill?

a) spill
b) drill
c) chill
d) girl

Show answer

d) girl. Girl looks a little like grill, but its middle sounds like the ur in fur.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

lirgl

a) to fall down suddenly
b) a small green insect that jumps
c) to cook food over or under strong heat
d) to make a hole with a tool

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c) to cook food over or under strong heat. These letters spell grill, which is a way of cooking.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

gr_ll

a) e
b) ee
c) i
d) ea

Show answer

c) i. Grill takes a short i in the middle; grell, greell and greall are not words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these foods is often grilled?

a) fruit salad
b) mango shake
c) yoghurt
d) sausages

Show answer

d) sausages

2. Which of these has a grill inside it in many homes?

a) an oven
b) a ceiling fan
c) a washing machine
d) a fridge

Show answer

a) an oven

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: barbecue

More words from this list

loss, opening, poppy, shoe, stove, toothbrush, bath, coin

Next steps

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