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Spell Bee Word: Rove


What does rove mean?

Word: Rove

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Rove means to travel or wander about with no fixed plan.

Synonyms: wander, roam, drift

Antonyms: stay

How do you spell rove?

Syllables: rove

Tricky part: Rove ends in a silent e, which makes the o long.

Watch out for: roav, rowv, roove

Memory tip: Take the r off the end of rover and you have rove. A Mars rover roves about the planet.

Rove in a sentence

Example 1: Stray cows rove the streets of our town in the afternoon.

Example 2: As a child, Grandpa loved to rove the hills near his village.

Example 3: Her eyes roved around the room, looking for her friend.

Fun Fact

Rove is also part of the name rove beetle, a long, thin beetle that can run quickly over the ground.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with the given word?

rove

a) drove
b) glove
c) stove
d) grove

Show answer

b) glove. Glove has the same -ove letters, but it rhymes with love.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Herds of wild elephants ______ through the forest in search of water.

a) rove
b) rive
c) robe
d) rave

Show answer

a) rove. Rove means to wander, which is what the elephants do.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) smile : smiled
b) rove : rovved
c) hope : hoped
d) wave : waved

Show answer

b) rove : rovved. Rove already ends in e, so only a d is added: roved.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a child's eyes rove over a picture, the child is...

a) keeping both eyes shut
b) drawing a copy of it
c) staring at just one spot
d) looking at many parts of it

Show answer

d) looking at many parts of it

2. Choose the one LEAST likely to rove:

a) a herd of goats
b) a lamp post
c) a stray dog
d) a busy honeybee

Show answer

b) a lamp post

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: roam, drift

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