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Spell Bee Word: Hallway

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What does hallway mean?

Word: Hallway

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hallway means a passage inside a building with doors that open into the rooms, or the space just inside the front door.

Synonyms: passage, hall

How do you spell hallway?

Syllables: hall - way

Tricky part: The double l stays where the two parts meet. Many children write only one l.

Watch out for: halway, hallwey, holway

Memory tip: A hallway is long and narrow, so give it two tall l's standing side by side in the middle.

Hallway in a sentence

Example 1: Leave your wet umbrella in the hallway, not on the sofa.

Example 2: Our school hallway is lined with paintings made by the senior classes.

Example 3: Leo heard footsteps in the hallway and peeped out of his room.

Next steps

Fun Fact

In many British homes the hallway is simply called the hall, so leave your shoes in the hall means the same as leave them in the hallway.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) staircaise
b) bedroome
c) hallway
d) doorbel

Show answer

c) hallway. Look at the endings: staircase ends in case, doorbell in bell and bedroom in room, so only hallway is whole.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

hallway

a) courtyard
b) corridor
c) ceiling
d) balcony

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b) corridor. A corridor is a long indoor passage, which is just what a hallway is.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lyawhal

a) halfway
b) highway
c) always
d) hallway

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d) hallway. Two l's, two a's, an h, a w and a y build hallway and nothing else here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people mostly do in a hallway?

a) walk between the rooms
b) wash the dirty dishes
c) cook the family meal
d) sleep through the night

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a) walk between the rooms

2. Which of these should you NOT do in a school hallway?

a) walk quietly to class
b) look at the displays
c) hang up your bag
d) race and shout between classes

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d) race and shout between classes

Associated Words

Words that end in -way: midway, roadway, motorway, anyway, leeway

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