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Spell Bee Word: Pebble

Pebble (noun): a small, smooth, round piece of rock. You often find pebbles by a river or on a beach.


What does pebble mean?

Word: Pebble

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pebble means a small, smooth, round piece of rock. You often find pebbles by a river or on a beach.

How do you spell pebble?

Syllables: peb - ble

Tricky part: There are two b's in the middle. Many children write only one.

Watch out for: peble, pebbl

Memory tip: Picture two round pebbles lying side by side. They are the two b's in the middle of pebble.

Pebble in a sentence

Example 1: Ishaan threw a pebble into the pond and watched the rings.

Example 2: The river bank was full of smooth pebbles.

Example 3: There is a pebble stuck in my shoe.

Fun Fact

Pebbles become smooth and round because moving water rolls them against other rocks for a very long time.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) pebbul
b) pebbel
c) pebbal
d) pebble

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d) pebble. Pebble finishes like apple and bubble.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

p_bble

a) u
b) a
c) e
d) i

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c) e. Peb has the e of pen.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

pebble

a) feather
b) twig
c) shell
d) stone

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d) stone. A pebble is a small stone.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

pebblle

a) p
b) l
c) e
d) b

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b) l. Only one l belongs in pebble.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ishaan drops a pebble into a bucket of water. What does it do?

a) sinks to the bottom
b) turns soft
c) melts away
d) floats on top

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a) sinks to the bottom

2. Which of these is about the size of a pebble?

a) a marble
b) a mountain
c) a house
d) a car

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a) a marble

Associated Words

Words that end in -ble: unable, trouble, table, tremble, timetable, double

More words from this list

school, talk, yellow, believe, chilli, dream, gentleman, laugh

Next steps

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