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Spell Bee Word: Snore


What does snore mean?

Word: Snore

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Snore means to breathe noisily through your nose and mouth while you are asleep.

How do you spell snore?

Syllables: snore

Tricky part: The final e makes no sound, so it is the letter most often left off.

Watch out for: snor, snoar

Memory tip: Snore, more and score all keep a quiet e at the end, even though you never hear it.

Snore in a sentence

Example 1: My little brother began to snore halfway through the bedtime story.

Example 2: Grandpa says he does not snore, but the whole house can hear him.

Example 3: Our dog likes to snore on the cool floor during summer afternoons.

Fun Fact

The rumbling sound comes from soft parts at the back of the mouth and throat shaking as air rushes past them during sleep.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

snoure

a) o
b) e
c) n
d) u

Show answer

d) u. Its vowel sound is the one in more, written with o alone and no u.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) snore
b) drowsey
c) slumber
d) blanket

Show answer

b) drowsey. Drowsy ends in a plain y, with no e before it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Arjun was so tierd after the long hike that he began to snore on the bus home.

a) tierd
b) hike
c) home
d) snore

Show answer

a) tierd. Tired puts the r before the e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a school camp, why might a boy who snores be given a tent of his own?

a) so he can pack his bag more quickly
b) so he can sit nearer the campfire
c) so his noise does not keep others awake
d) so he can wake up earlier than others

Show answer

c) so his noise does not keep others awake

2. Which sound would you NOT expect from someone who snores?

a) a soft whistle
b) a deep rumble
c) a clear spoken greeting
d) a long rattling breath

Show answer

c) a clear spoken greeting

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with s: sergeant, stalagmite, statistician, studious, subtle, seize

More words from this list

vault, agrarian, capacity, crisis, enrolment, haughty, managerial, physicist

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