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Spell Bee Word: sizzle


Basic Details

Word: Sizzle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make a hissing sound, like food frying in hot oil.

Synonyms: hiss, crackle

How to Spell Sizzle

Syllables: siz - zle

Tricky part: Sizzle has a double z, and it ends in le, not el.

Watch out for: sizle, sizzel, sissle

Memory tip: The two z's in sizzle look like drops of oil jumping out of the pan: siz-zle.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.

Example 2: The dosa batter began to sizzle on the tawa.

Example 3: I heard the onions sizzle as soon as Papa dropped them in.

Fun Fact

Sizzle copies the very sound it names, like buzz and hiss. Words like this are called sound words.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

si_ _le

a) zs
b) ss
c) zz
d) sz

Show answer

c) zz. The buzzing sound in sizzle comes from two z's.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with sizzle?

a) dazzle
b) drizzle
c) puzzle
d) fizz

Show answer

b) drizzle. Swap the s of sizzle for dr and you get drizzle.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sizzel
b) nozzle
c) dazzle
d) puzzle

Show answer

a) sizzel. Sizzle closes with zz and then le, the same as puzzle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might sizzle in a pan?

a) a book
b) a pillow
c) a pencil
d) an egg

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d) an egg

2. You hear food sizzle when it is ___.

a) in a lunch box
b) in the fridge
c) on a cold plate
d) frying in hot oil

Show answer

d) frying in hot oil

Associated Words

stammeringsanctityenjoyablemayhemturgidity
submissionintriguedacquittalquenchdiscriminate

Next steps

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