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Spell Bee Word: Grunt


What does grunt mean?

Word: Grunt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Grunt means a short, low, rough sound made deep in the throat, like the noise a pig makes.

How do you spell grunt?

Syllables: grunt

Tricky part: The vowel is u, as in sun. With an a instead, it would be grant, which is a different word.

Watch out for: grount, groont

Memory tip: Think of a pig in the mud going uh, uh: that short u sound is written u.

Grunt in a sentence

Example 1: The pig gave a loud grunt and rolled in the mud.

Example 2: Dadu gave a sleepy grunt and turned over in bed.

Example 3: The weightlifter gave a grunt as he lifted the bar.

Fun Fact

There is a fish called a grunt. It makes a grunting noise by grinding its teeth together.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) grunt
b) grunte
c) gruntt
d) grunnt

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a) grunt. Nothing comes after the t, and there is only one n.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tungr

a) gurnt
b) grunt
c) gnurt
d) grnut

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b) grunt. Say each one aloud; only one sounds like the noise a pig makes.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

grrunt

a) g
b) n
c) r
d) t

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c) r. The start needs only one r after the g.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_runt

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

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b) g. Say it aloud: it begins like green and grass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papa gave a grunt as he picked up the ____.

a) soft feather
b) heavy suitcase
c) paper napkin
d) empty cup

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b) heavy suitcase

2. Grunt is a word for a sound. So is ____.

a) growl
b) grin
c) grip
d) glow

Show answer

a) growl

Associated Words

sauceinspectbrassfamilybenefit
cyanmorningmaizefawnthursday

More words from this list

large, oven, sack, starfish, wasp, banjo, cinema, enemy

Next steps

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