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Spell Bee Word: Gush


What does gush mean?

Word: Gush

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: When water or another liquid comes out fast and in a large amount.

Synonyms: pour, stream, spurt

Antonyms: trickle

How do you spell gush?

Syllables: gush

Tricky part: The last sound is spelt sh. Some children write guch or gusch.

Watch out for: guch, gusch, gushe

Memory tip: Say gush and hold the last sound like a soft shhh. That shhh is written sh.

Gush in a sentence

Example 1: Water gushed out of the broken pipe.

Example 2: Rain gushed down the roof during the storm.

Example 3: Juice gushed out when I bit the orange.

Fun Fact

A geyser is a natural hot spring that gushes boiling water and steam high into the air; Old Faithful in the USA is a famous one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gush
b) spray
c) puddel
d) splash

Show answer

c) puddel. Puddle ends in le, so puddel is the misspelt word.

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with gush?

a) push
b) hush
c) blush
d) rush

Show answer

a) push. Push looks like rush, but its u sounds like the oo in book.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

When Papa opened the tap, water began to ______ out.

a) gasp
b) guess
c) gust
d) gush

Show answer

d) gush. Water pouring out fast is said to gush.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these can gush?

a) dust on a high shelf
b) smoke from a candle
c) dry sand in a toy box
d) a river after heavy rain

Show answer

d) a river after heavy rain

2. Which word is the opposite of gush?

a) drip
b) splash
c) flood
d) spray

Show answer

a) drip

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: pour, stream, spurt

More words from this list

mass, pair, pram, shut, street, trace, beak, comment

Next steps

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