What does nestle mean?
Word: Nestle
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Nestle means to settle into a warm, comfortable place close to someone or something. A building or village that nestles sits in a quiet, protected spot.
Synonyms: cuddle up, settle
How do you spell nestle?
Syllables: nes - tle
Tricky part: The t is silent. You cannot hear it between the s and the l, so pupils often leave it out.
Watch out for: nesle, nessle
Memory tip: Castle and whistle keep the same quiet t in the same place, and nestle belongs with them.
Nestle in a sentence
Example 1: The kitten likes to nestle in the folds of my blanket.
Example 2: On cold nights the two puppies nestle against each other.
Example 3: The little village nestles in a green valley in Himachal Pradesh.
Fun Fact
Nestle comes from an Old English word for making a nest, so it first described what birds do.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
nestle
a) snuggle
b) scatter
c) stumble
d) struggle
Show answer
a) snuggle. To snuggle is to get warm and comfortable, close to someone.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
n_stl_
a) i, e
b) e, e
c) a, e
d) e, a
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b) e, e. The same vowel appears twice here, once near the start and once at the very end.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
telnse
a) nettle
b) gentle
c) needle
d) nestle
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d) nestle. The jumble has an s, and only one of the options has that letter.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) fastin
b) nestle
c) listan
d) wrestel
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b) nestle. Listen and fasten need en at the end, and wrestle needs le.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "The farmhouse nestled among the trees." This tells you that the farmhouse was ____.
a) partly hidden among the trees
b) a long way from any of the trees
c) taller than all of the trees
d) built from the wood of the trees
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a) partly hidden among the trees
2. In which scene is a chick nestling?
a) a chick running across the yard
b) a chick flapping up on to a fence
c) a chick pecking grain from the ground
d) a chick tucked under its mother's wing
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d) a chick tucked under its mother's wing
