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Spell Bee Word: Growl


What does growl mean?

Word: Growl

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Growl means to make a low, rough sound in the throat, as an unhappy dog does.

How do you spell growl?

Syllables: growl

Tricky part: The sound in the middle is spelt ow, as in cow, not ou as in loud.

Watch out for: groul, growul

Memory tip: Picture a dog with its mouth wide open: the o is the mouth and the w is a row of teeth. That ow is what you write in growl.

Growl in a sentence

Example 1: Bruno growls whenever the postman rings the bell.

Example 2: The tiger cub gave a tiny growl as it played.

Example 3: Our dog growled at the noisy vacuum cleaner.

Fun Fact

Growl probably began as a copy of the sound itself, like other noise words such as buzz and hiss.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) growel
b) growll
c) growl
d) growle

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c) growl. Growl ends with one l straight after the w.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

olgwr

a) grolw
b) gowrl
c) rgowl
d) growl

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d) growl. Pick the one that sounds like an unhappy dog.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

growl

a) chirp
b) purr
c) whisper
d) snarl

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d) snarl. Snarl and growl are both rough, angry animal sounds.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_rowl

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

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a) g. Growl starts with gr, as in grass and green.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might a dog growl?

a) it is fast asleep
b) it wants a pat on the head
c) it wants a stranger to keep away
d) it is happy to see you

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c) it wants a stranger to keep away

2. Which animal is most likely to growl?

a) a butterfly
b) a goldfish
c) a snail
d) a bear

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d) a bear

Associated Words

Words that start with gro: ground, group, grotto

More words from this list

lantern, ostrich, rocket, stapler, wardrobe, bald, Christmas, electricity

Next steps

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