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Spell Bee Word: Plump


Basic Details

Word: Plump

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Pleasantly round and full, a little fat, or swollen and juicy.

Synonyms: chubby, round

Antonyms: thin, skinny

How to Spell Plump

Syllables: plump

Tricky part: The vowel is u, and there is a p at both ends. Without the last p it becomes plum, the fruit.

Watch out for: plamp, plomp, plumpe

Memory tip: Start with plum, a round juicy fruit, and add a p: plump means nicely round.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The baby has plump pink cheeks.

Example 2: We picked plump red tomatoes from the garden.

Example 3: A plump pigeon sat on our window sill.

Fun Fact

Plump grapes are dried in the sun to make raisins, which are much smaller and wrinkled.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: plump

a) fat
b) round
c) chubby
d) thin

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d) thin. Thin is the opposite of plump, while the others mean nearly the same.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) plomp
b) healthy
c) chubby
d) skinny

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a) plomp. The vowel in plump is u, as in plum.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our baby cousin has plamp cheeks and a big smile.

a) cheeks
b) smile
c) cousin
d) plamp

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d) plamp. Change the a to u and you have plum with a p on the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could you describe as plump?

a) a needle
b) a juicy mango
c) a sheet of paper
d) a broomstick

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b) a juicy mango

2. Fill in the gap: The cat grew ____ after eating all the fish.

a) wooden
b) tall
c) thin
d) plump

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d) plump

Associated Words

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