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Spell Bee Word: Rough


What does rough mean?

Word: Rough

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Rough means not smooth, with bumps or a scratchy surface. It can also mean not gentle, or stormy, as in a rough sea.

Synonyms: coarse, uneven

Antonyms: smooth, gentle

How do you spell rough?

Syllables: rough

Tricky part: The 'uff' sound is spelt ough. Children who write by sound put the wrong letters at the end.

Watch out for: rugh, rogh, rouff

Memory tip: Rough, tough and enough all end in -ough said like 'uff'. Learn the three together.

Rough in a sentence

Example 1: The bark of the neem tree feels rough.

Example 2: The fishermen stayed home because the sea was rough.

Example 3: Do not be rough with the puppy.

Fun Fact

Sharks have rough skin, covered in tiny tooth-like scales called denticles.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

rough

a) shiny
b) sticky
c) bumpy
d) soft

Show answer

c) bumpy. A rough road is a bumpy one; shiny, sticky and soft do not describe it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The road to the farm was rough and full of stoans.

a) rough
b) farm
c) road
d) stoans

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d) stoans. Stones is just stone with an s, and stone has no a.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to form a word: rough

a) lie
b) ley
c) ly
d) lly

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c) ly. Rough takes just ly to make roughly.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pebble
b) gentle
c) rough
d) scrachy

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d) scrachy. Scratchy keeps the tch of scratch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rub your hand over each one. Which feels rough?

a) a rubber balloon
b) a silk scarf
c) sandpaper
d) a glass marble

Show answer

c) sandpaper

2. A rough sea has ____.

a) thin ice on top
b) clear, warm water
c) big crashing waves
d) calm, flat water

Show answer

c) big crashing waves

Associated Words

principalanchorharbourinventorfortunate
dedicatelifetimecoastlinecuratorlioness

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