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Spell Bee Word: Rumble


What does rumble mean?

Word: Rumble

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Rumble means to make a long, deep, rolling sound. The sound itself is also called a rumble.

How do you spell rumble?

Syllables: rum - ble

Tricky part: The b is easy to miss, because your lips are already closed after the m. Children often write rumle.

Watch out for: rumle, rumbble

Memory tip: Press your lips together for the m, and keep them shut a moment longer for the b.

Rumble in a sentence

Example 1: The old train gave a long rumble as it left.

Example 2: We felt the big drums rumble at the school parade.

Example 3: Rumble, rumble went the cart over the stony path.

Fun Fact

Rumble is an echo word: its own sound copies the deep, rolling noise it names.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

r_mble

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

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d) u. The vowel is a short u, as in drum.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rumble
b) rumbol
c) rummble
d) rumbel

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a) rumble. Only one of these has a single m and ends the way table and marble do.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We heard the thunder rumble far away over the hils.

a) thunder
b) rumble
c) far
d) hils

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d) hils. Hills has a double l, like bells and dolls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mohan's tummy rumbles at noon. What does he most likely need?

a) a new pencil
b) some lunch
c) a long nap
d) a warm jumper

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b) some lunch

2. Which of these is most likely to rumble?

a) a paper kite
b) a sleeping kitten
c) a falling feather
d) a heavy lorry

Show answer

d) a heavy lorry

More words from this list

sugar, wind, bathe, charm, doctor, frog, kick, overnight

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