Spell Bee Word: Scroll

What does scroll mean?

Word: Scroll

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Scroll means to move the words or pictures on a screen up or down so you can see more. As a noun, a scroll is a long roll of paper with writing on it.

How do you spell scroll?

Syllables: scroll

Tricky part: The ending is a double l, as in roll and toll. A single l, scrol, is the slip teachers see most.

Watch out for: scrol, scrole, scoll

Memory tip: Picture an old paper scroll with a rolled-up end at each side: those two curled ends are the two l's.

Scroll in a sentence

Example 1: Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the answer key.

Example 2: The museum guide slowly unrolled a long scroll covered in old writing.

Example 3: My sister kept scrolling through the photos from our trip to Paris.

Fun Fact

Before books with pages became common, people in ancient Egypt wrote on scrolls made from papyrus, a reed that grows along the river Nile.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) skroll
b) scribble
c) scramble
d) scream

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

scrowll

a) o
b) w
c) s
d) l

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lorscl

a) scroll
b) stroll
c) rolls
d) scold

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which finger action on a phone screen is a scroll?

a) sliding a finger up the screen
b) tapping an icon twice
c) pinching two fingers together
d) pressing the power button

2. Before printed books, what did people use scrolls for?

a) making kites to fly
b) keeping written records
c) wrapping food for travel
d) covering open windows