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Spell Bee Word: Sew


What does sew mean?

Word: Sew

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Sew means to join pieces of cloth or fix a button using a needle and thread.

Synonyms: stitch

Sounds like: so (very, or for that reason); sow (to put seeds in the ground)

How do you spell sew?

Syllables: sew

Tricky part: Sew is said like so, but it is spelt with ew. Children often write so or sow, which are different words.

Watch out for: soe, seow, sewe

Memory tip: You sew new clothes, and sew and new end in the same ew. Only the sound is different: sew says so.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. sew up: To make sure of winning or finishing something. Example: "By the last over, our team had the match sewn up."

Sew in a sentence

Example 1: Please sew this badge onto my school blazer.

Example 2: Grandma taught me to sew a straight line of stitches.

Example 3: Our neighbour can sew a dress in one day.

Fun Fact

Elias Howe of America was given a patent in 1846 for a sewing machine that used two threads to make a strong lockstitch.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

A person whose job is to sew clothes is called a ______.

a) plumber
b) potter
c) tailor
d) sailor

Show answer

c) tailor. A tailor sews clothes; a sailor works on a ship.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the word in the sentence to make a new word:

Mummy was sew______ a button back onto my shirt.

a) ing
b) eing
c) wing
d) ning

Show answer

a) ing. Sew just adds ing to make sewing.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sew
b) needle
c) button
d) sissors

Show answer

d) sissors. Scissors starts with sc, as science does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these jobs needs you to sew?

a) washing the dishes
b) watering a plant
c) painting a wall
d) mending a torn pocket

Show answer

d) mending a torn pocket

2. A small cap worn on the finger to push a needle while sewing is a ______.

a) bangle
b) thistle
c) thimble
d) ladle

Show answer

c) thimble

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: stitch, so

More words from this list

subtraction, vocal, bathrobe, clove, distance, fruity, jagged, nozzle

Next steps

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