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Spell Bee Word: Several

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What does several mean?

Word: Several

Part of Speech: Determiner

Meaning: Several means more than two, but not very many.

Synonyms: a number of

How do you spell several?

Syllables: sev - er - al

Tricky part: In quick speech the middle e almost vanishes, so sevral is a common slip. Say all three beats as you write.

Watch out for: sevral, severel, sevaral

Memory tip: Several has an e on each side of the v. Say it slowly and you will hear both.

Several in a sentence

Example 1: Several birds were sitting on the electric wire.

Example 2: I have read that book several times and still enjoy it.

Example 3: Several of my friends are coming to my birthday party.

Fun Fact

Several once meant separate or one by one. The sense of more than two came later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

several

a) entire
b) various
c) single
d) only

Show answer

b) various. Various means a number of different ones; single, entire and only do not.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We saw severall peacocks dancing in the rain at the farm.

a) dancing
b) peacocks
c) severall
d) farm

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c) severall. Several ends in -al with one l, the same ending as natural.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) diffrent
b) several
c) seperate
d) numberous

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b) several. Separate has par in the middle, different keeps its second e and numerous has no b; several is spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rahul has several marbles in his pocket. How many might he have?

a) six
b) one
c) none
d) two

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a) six

2. Several is used with which kind of word?

a) a singular noun, like book
b) a verb, like run
c) a name, like London
d) a plural noun, like books

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d) a plural noun, like books

Associated Words

Words that end in -eral: numeral, equilateral, literal

More words from this list

tricycle, agitated, cast, desolate, extraordinary, increase, minibus, prepare

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