What does paddle mean?
Word: Paddle
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Paddle means a short pole with a wide, flat end that you use to move a small boat through water.
How do you spell paddle?
Syllables: pad - dle
Tricky part: At the end the l comes before the e, even though you hear 'dul'. Writing paddel is a very common slip.
Watch out for: paddel, paddal
Memory tip: Use the little saying 'l leads, e ends' for the last two letters of paddle.
Paddle in a sentence
Example 1: Dad showed me how to hold the paddle with both hands.
Example 2: On our holiday in Kerala, we took turns with the paddle.
Example 3: In the boat race, every child held a bright blue paddle.
Fun Fact
In America a table tennis bat is often called a paddle, but in Britain it is usually called a bat.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
pa___le
a) dl
b) tt
c) d
d) dd
Show answer
d) dd. Two d's sit in the middle, just as two t's sit in kettle.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Nora dipped her paddle into the cool water and steered the boat towards the far bank, humming a hapy song.
a) water and bank
b) only hapy
c) only steered
d) paddle and hapy
Show answer
b) only hapy. Happy needs a double p; paddle in this sentence is spelt correctly.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
ledpad
a) a round net used to catch butterflies
b) a tool with a flat blade that you dip into water
c) a soft cushion that you sit on in a car
d) a long rope used to tie up a tent
Show answer
b) a tool with a flat blade that you dip into water. The six letters can be put in order to make paddle.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
paddle
a) deal
b) apple
c) lead
d) plead
Show answer
b) apple. Apple uses p twice, yet paddle holds just one p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Paddles are most often used on a ___.
a) road
b) lake
c) playground
d) railway line
Show answer
b) lake
2. You can make a ___ move by using a paddle.
a) bicycle
b) canoe
c) train
d) kite
Show answer
b) canoe
