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Spell Bee Word: Mumble


What does mumble mean?

Word: Mumble

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Mumble means to speak quietly and unclearly, with your mouth almost closed, so that people cannot hear you well.

Synonyms: murmur

How do you spell mumble?

Syllables: mum - ble

Tricky part: The last sound is like bul, but it is written ble, as in table.

Watch out for: mumbel, mumbul

Memory tip: When you mumble, your lips stay nearly shut, as if you were humming. Finish the word the way table finishes, with ble.

Mumble in a sentence

Example 1: Please do not mumble; say your answer clearly.

Example 2: Dadi mumbled something in her sleep and turned over.

Example 3: When he is shy, my brother mumbles and looks at the floor.

Fun Fact

Mumble is an imitative word: it was made in Middle English to copy the sound of talking with the lips nearly shut.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: mumble

a) shout
b) sing
c) explain
d) mutter

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d) mutter. To mutter is also to speak low and unclearly.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) giggel
b) mumble
c) whisle
d) wisper

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b) mumble. Whisper, giggle and whistle are the proper spellings of the other three.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

mummble

a) b
b) u
c) l
d) m

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d) m. Mumble has only one m in the middle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

m_mble

a) a
b) e
c) u
d) o

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c) u. The first vowel of mumble is u, the same sound as in mum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you mumble your answer in class, your teacher will most likely ____.

a) ask you to say it again
b) praise your loud voice
c) write it down at once
d) hear every word clearly

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a) ask you to say it again

2. Which sentence shows someone mumbling?

a) Ravi read the poem in a clear voice.
b) Ravi sang the song loudly on the stage.
c) Ravi shouted the score across the field.
d) Ravi said sorry so softly that nobody heard.

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d) Ravi said sorry so softly that nobody heard.

Associated Words

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