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Spell Bee Word: Sorrow


Basic Details

Word: Sorrow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A feeling of deep sadness, often because of a loss.

Synonyms: sadness, grief, misery

Antonyms: joy, delight, happiness

How to Spell Sorrow

Syllables: sor - row

Tricky part: The r is doubled and the word ends in ow. Children write sorow or leave off the w.

Watch out for: sorow, sorro, sorrou

Memory tip: Sorrow and borrow differ by only the first letter: both have rr in the middle and ow at the end.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The whole village felt sorrow when the old banyan tree fell.

Example 2: She hid her sorrow and smiled for her little brother.

Example 3: Joy and sorrow are both part of life.

Fun Fact

Sorrow and sorry look alike but come from different Old English words: sorrow from sorg, meaning care, and sorry from sar, meaning sore.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

sorrow

a) gloom
b) grief
c) misery
d) delight

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d) delight. Grief, misery and gloom are all forms of sorrow; delight is great happiness.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

wosorr

a) srorow
b) sorrow
c) sorrwo
d) sororw

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b) sorrow. Put the two r's together in the middle and end with ow.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

sorroow

a) w
b) r
c) o
d) s

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c) o. Only one o comes before the w at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sorrow is a feeling of ____.

a) great anger
b) sudden fear
c) deep sadness
d) high excitement

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c) deep sadness

2. Which sentence uses sorrow correctly?

a) She said sorrow for breaking the cup.
b) The family felt deep sorrow at the loss.
c) Sorrow, can you pass the salt?
d) I am sorrow I was late.

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b) The family felt deep sorrow at the loss.

Associated Words

transparentresponsiblechildishmicrophonebridge
graspknotgenerousharshagreeable

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