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Spell Bee Word: Parallel


What does parallel mean?

Word: Parallel

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Parallel means running side by side and always the same distance apart, so the lines never meet. It can also mean very similar.

Synonyms: side by side, similar

Antonyms: crossing, meeting

How do you spell parallel?

Syllables: par - al - lel

Tricky part: There are three l's: two together in the middle and one near the end. Paralell moves the double l to the wrong place.

Watch out for: paralell, paralel, parellel

Memory tip: The two l's in the middle stand side by side like two parallel lines: para-LL-el.

Parallel in a sentence

Example 1: The railway tracks run parallel to each other.

Example 2: Draw two parallel lines with your ruler.

Example 3: Our street runs parallel to the main road.

Fun Fact

Lines of latitude on a globe are also called parallels because they circle the Earth side by side and never meet.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) horizantal
b) verticle
c) diagonel
d) parallel

Show answer

d) parallel. Parallel is right; diagonal, horizontal and vertical each have a wrong vowel or ending.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

p_rall_l

a) e, a
b) e, e
c) a, a
d) a, e

Show answer

d) a, e. The first vowel is a, as in pat, and the last is e, as in tell.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lalperal

a) paralyse
b) prattle
c) parallel
d) parable

Show answer

c) parallel. Parable needs a b, paralyse a y and an s, and prattle a t, so the letters make parallel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You can see parallel lines in ____.

a) the three sides of a triangle
b) the two rails of a ladder
c) the two arms of an X
d) the rim of a round plate

Show answer

b) the two rails of a ladder

2. A road that runs parallel to a river ____.

a) ends right at its bank
b) crosses it on a long bridge
c) winds away from it
d) goes alongside it all the way

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d) goes alongside it all the way

Associated Words

Words that start with para: parakeet, paragraph, parachute

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: similar, crossing

More words from this list

rent, style, volleyball, attraction, construct, eclipse, gossip, lacrosse

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