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Spell Bee Word: Gull


What does gull mean?

Word: Gull

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gull means a large bird with long wings and white and grey feathers, often called a seagull.

How do you spell gull?

Syllables: gull

Tricky part: Two l's end the word. Children often write only one and get gul.

Watch out for: gul, gule

Memory tip: Two l's stand tall at the end of the word, like a gull's two wings held high.

Gull in a sentence

Example 1: A noisy gull stood on the rocks by the harbour.

Example 2: The white gull rose high over the waves.

Example 3: Anu drew a gull in her holiday diary.

Fun Fact

A gull can drink sea water. Special parts near its eyes take out the salt.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pelican
b) gull
c) ocaen
d) island

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c) ocaen. Two vowels have swapped places in this word for the sea.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ulgl

a) gllu
b) gull
c) ugll
d) llgu

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b) gull. Begin with the hard sound of go.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

g_ll

a) u
b) e
c) y
d) o

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a) u. The vowel here is the short one in cup.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A guell flew low over the fishing net.

a) net
b) flew
c) fishing
d) guell

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d) guell. Only one vowel sits in this bird's name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you most likely see a gull?

a) in a dry desert
b) on a snowy peak
c) on a sandy beach
d) deep in a cave

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c) on a sandy beach

2. A gull flies low over the water. What is it most likely looking for?

a) a fish to eat
b) a seed to eat
c) a leaf to eat
d) a nut to eat

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a) a fish to eat

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with g: good, green, grain, garlic, glad, gentle

More words from this list

marigold, pollution, ship, tie, aim, bored, colt, factory

Next steps

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