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Spell Bee Word: Ground


What does ground mean?

Word: Ground

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ground means the hard surface under our feet when we are outdoors. A ground is also an open field for playing games.

Synonyms: land, field

How do you spell ground?

Syllables: ground

Tricky part: The ow sound in ground is spelt ou, not ow.

Watch out for: grond, graund

Memory tip: Out on the ground: out and ground both spell the ow sound with ou.

Ground in a sentence

Example 1: The apple fell to the ground.

Example 2: We play football on the school ground after lunch.

Example 3: The ground was wet after the rain.

Fun Fact

Peanuts are also called groundnuts because the nuts grow under the ground, not on a tree.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

ground

a) cloud
b) roof
c) sky
d) earth

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d) earth. The ground is the earth under your feet.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

drungo

a) rgound
b) ground
c) grnoud
d) groudn

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b) ground. Only one order of these letters spells the surface we walk on.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

groun_

a) k
b) t
c) g
d) d

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d) d. Ground ends in nd, like round and sound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After heavy rain, what would you most likely see on the ground?

a) hot, cracked stones
b) puddles and mud
c) thick white snow
d) dry, dusty sand

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b) puddles and mud

2. Which of these lives under the ground?

a) a butterfly
b) a parrot
c) a mole
d) a monkey

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c) a mole

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: field

More words from this list

maize, pocket, share, thorn, admit, blood, coat, everywhere

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