Spell Bee Word: Meadow

Basic Details

Word: Meadow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A field of grass and wild flowers, often where animals graze.

Synonyms: field, grassland, pasture

How to Spell Meadow

Syllables: mead - ow

Tricky part: The short e sound is spelt ea, and the end is ow, not o.

Watch out for: medow, meadoe, meddow

Memory tip: Meadow uses the same ea as bread and head. Picture eating bread on a picnic in a meadow.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Cows grazed in the meadow beside the river.

Example 2: The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand is a huge high meadow.

Example 3: We spread a mat in the meadow for our picnic.

Fun Fact

Gulmarg in Kashmir gets its name from words meaning 'meadow of flowers'.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

meadow

a) forest
b) cave
c) field
d) desert

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c) field. A meadow is a grassy field.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

owadem

a) maedow
b) medaow
c) meadwo
d) meadow

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d) meadow. Write m-e-a-d, then o-w.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

meaddow

a) w
b) a
c) m
d) d

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d) d. A single d sits between the ea and the ow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grows in a meadow?

a) tall buildings
b) coral
c) grass and wild flowers
d) only cactus

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c) grass and wild flowers

2. Grazing in a meadow you would most likely see ____.

a) a whale
b) a cow
c) a penguin
d) a shark

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b) a cow

Associated Words

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