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Spell Bee Word: Marvel


What does marvel mean?

Word: Marvel

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Marvel means something so amazing that people stop and stare at it. As a verb, to marvel is to feel great surprise at something.

How do you spell marvel?

Syllables: mar - vel

Tricky part: The last part is said quickly, so children write marvle or marvul. It ends in el.

Watch out for: marvle, marvul

Memory tip: Think of a camel crossing the desert: camel and marvel finish with the same el.

Marvel in a sentence

Example 1: The new bridge over the river is a marvel of building.

Example 2: We marvelled at the hundreds of fireflies in the field.

Example 3: A spider's web is a tiny marvel of silk.

Fun Fact

In British English the l doubles when you add an ending, so we write marvelled and marvellous. American English keeps one l.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

marvel

a) wonder
b) mistake
c) problem
d) worry

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a) wonder. A wonder is something amazing, which is exactly what a marvel is.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ma_vel

a) l
b) n
c) h
d) r

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d) r. This letter is the one that starts rain; you hear it just before the v.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mervel
b) morvel
c) marbel
d) marvel

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d) marvel. The middle sound is v, as in van, and the first vowel is an a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lvaemr

a) mravel
b) mavrel
c) amrvel
d) marvel

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d) marvel. Say the word: it starts with m and ends with el, like camel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would most people call a marvel?

a) a rainbow over a waterfall
b) a crumpled paper bag
c) a broken pencil tip
d) a puddle on the road

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a) a rainbow over a waterfall

2. Ravi marvels at the night sky. How does he feel?

a) shy and a little worried
b) bored and very sleepy
c) amazed and very excited
d) cross and rather tired

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c) amazed and very excited

Associated Words

Words that start with mar: march, marsh, marina, marigold, marry, mare

More words from this list

plump, shelter, throne, absent, building, cycle, friendly, hornet

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