Home / Free Study Material / Spell Bee Summer / Class 4 Spell Bee Summer Words / sow

Spell Bee Word: Sow

A Class 4 Spell Bee Summer word · All Class 4 words · Free Class 4 sample paper


What does sow mean?

Word: Sow

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Sow means to put seeds in the ground so that plants will grow.

Synonyms: plant, seed

Antonyms: harvest

Sounds like: sew (sounds the same as sow but is a different word); so (sounds the same as sow but is a different word)

How do you spell sow?

Syllables: sow

Tricky part: It sounds exactly like so and sew, so it is easy to write the wrong one of the three.

Watch out for: sowe, sowh

Memory tip: Grow, row and sow all end in the same two letters, ow.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. sow the seeds of: to start something that will grow or develop later Example: "A good teacher can sow the seeds of a love for reading."

Sow in a sentence

Example 1: Farmers sow rice when the monsoon rains arrive.

Example 2: We sowed basil seeds in a pot on the balcony.

Example 3: Grandpa showed me how deep to sow the bean seeds.

Fun Fact

Spelt the same way, sow also means a mother pig, but in that sense it rhymes with cow.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Every June, Grandpa and I sew pumpkin seeds beside the garden wall.

a) sew
b) seeds
c) garden
d) pumpkin

Show answer

a) sew. Seeds go into the ground, so the word needed is sow; sew means to stitch with a needle.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

sow

a) scatter
b) reap
c) plough
d) water

Show answer

b) reap. You sow at the start of the season and reap, or cut the crop, at the end.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) cattel
b) sow
c) tracter
d) feild

Show answer

b) sow. Field has ie, tractor ends in -or and cattle ends in -le; sow is the only correct spelling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before you sow seeds, you usually ____.

a) prepare the soil
b) pack the grain
c) cut the crop
d) pick the fruit

Show answer

a) prepare the soil

2. Ravi has just sown a row of beans in the school garden. What should he see in a week or two?

a) bags of dried beans
b) a pile of cut stalks
c) small green shoots
d) ripe pods ready to pick

Show answer

c) small green shoots

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: plant, harvest

More words from this list

universe, anxious, colon, disobey, frequent, invisible, negotiate, quarter

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

70%