What does slow mean?
Word: Slow
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Slow means taking a long time to move or to get something done.
Synonyms: unhurried, sluggish
Antonyms: quick
How do you spell slow?
Syllables: slow
Tricky part: Slow begins with the blend sl, so say the s and the l together with no vowel slipping in between.
Watch out for: slou, slowe
Memory tip: Picture a slow snail sliding along a wall: the s and the l at the start glide together like the snail and its silver trail.
Idioms and Phrases
- slow and steady wins the race: patient, careful work often does better than rushing Example: "Dadi reminded me that slow and steady wins the race when I rushed my homework."
Slow in a sentence
Example 1: The tortoise was slow, but it never stopped.
Example 2: Traffic is slow near the school at 8 o'clock.
Example 3: The slow ceiling fan hardly moved the hot air.
Fun Fact
The sloth, one of the slowest mammals, takes its name from an old form of the word slow.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
slow
a) gradual
b) steady
c) fast
d) lazy
Show answer
c) fast. Something slow takes its time; fast is the opposite.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) slow
b) quikly
c) snale
d) minnute
Show answer
a) slow. Quickly needs ck, snail has ai and minute has one n, so slow is the one spelt correctly.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our school bus was slo today because of the heavy rain.
a) slo
b) school
c) heavy
d) rain
Show answer
a) slo. Slow ends in ow, like low.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
slow
a) lly
b) ley
c) lie
d) ly
Show answer
d) ly. Slowly is slow with ly added, and nothing else in the word changes.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which animal is famous for being slow?
a) a snail
b) a deer
c) a squirrel
d) a rabbit
Show answer
a) a snail
2. If a clock is slow, what does it show?
a) no time, as it has stopped
b) a time ahead of the real one
c) a time behind the real one
d) the right time every hour
Show answer
c) a time behind the real one
