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Spell Bee Word: Round


What does round mean?

Word: Round

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Round means shaped like a ball or a ring, with no corners.

Antonyms: square, flat

How do you spell round?

Syllables: round

Tricky part: The ow sound in round is spelt ou, not ow.

Watch out for: rownd, raund

Memory tip: Round has the ou of out: picture a round ball rolling out of the door.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. round the clock: all day and all night, without stopping Example: "Nurses in the hospital work round the clock to care for patients."

Round in a sentence

Example 1: Mum rolled the dough into small round balls for the biscuits.

Example 2: Grandpa's round glasses kept slipping down his nose.

Example 3: The full moon looked big and round above the mango trees.

Fun Fact

Round is one of the few English words that can be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

round

a) pointed
b) narrow
c) circular
d) heavy

Show answer

c) circular. Something round is circular, like a wheel or a coin.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) square
b) oval
c) round
d) triangel

Show answer

d) triangel. Triangle finishes with gle, as in jungle.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rounnd

a) n
b) r
c) d
d) u

Show answer

a) n. Only one n comes before the d in round.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The round clok on the wall ticks loudly.

a) clok
b) round
c) ticks
d) wall

Show answer

a) clok. Clock ends in ck.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo draws a round shape. What could it be?

a) a small coin
b) a book
c) a door
d) a ruler

Show answer

a) a small coin

2. Pick the fruit that is round.

a) an orange
b) a pea pod
c) a stick of sugarcane
d) a banana

Show answer

a) an orange

Associated Words

Words that end in -und: astound, surround, playground, underground

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: flat

More words from this list

tactful, wonderful, biodiversity, cyclone, entertain, harmonious, manage, placement

Next steps

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