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Spell Bee Word: hull


Basic Details

Word: Hull

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The main body of a ship or boat; also the outer covering of a seed or the leafy top of a strawberry.

Synonyms: body, frame, husk, shell

How to Spell Hull

Syllables: hull

Tricky part: The l is doubled at the end. Students who write it as it sounds often leave just one l.

Watch out for: hul, hulle

Memory tip: Hull ends in ll like dull and skull; most short words with u before a final l sound take two l's.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Barnacles had grown all over the hull of the old ship.

Example 2: Waves crashed against the steel hull of the ferry.

Example 3: Mother hulled the strawberries before putting them in the fruit salad.

Fun Fact

A catamaran has two hulls side by side and a trimaran has three, which makes both very steady on the water.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) compas
b) porthol
c) hull
d) anker

Show answer

c) hull. The other three should be anchor, porthole and compass.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The fishermen painted the wooden hul of their boat bright blue before the season began.

a) season
b) wooden
c) hul
d) fishermen

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c) hul. Hull takes a double l, the way full and bull do.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: hull (of a seed)

a) root
b) stem
c) husk
d) petal

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c) husk. The husk is the dry outer covering of a seed, which is what a hull is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of a ship is the hull?

a) the rope used to tie it
b) the main body that sits in the water
c) the captain's cabin door
d) the flag at the top of the mast

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b) the main body that sits in the water

2. If a ship's hull has a hole, the ship may ____.

a) become lighter
b) take in water and sink
c) change colour
d) sail faster

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b) take in water and sink

Associated Words

strengthenobedientdeductcomparisonaccommodation
briskdigestionsovereigngulliblemiserable

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