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Spell Bee Word: sparkle


Basic Details

Word: Sparkle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To shine with many small flashes of light.

Synonyms: glitter, twinkle, shine, glisten

How to Spell Sparkle

Syllables: spar - kle

Tricky part: The ending is le, not el. The k sound is spelt with k, not c.

Watch out for: sparkel, sparcle, sparkal

Memory tip: A spark grows into a sparkle: spark + le.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The lake began to sparkle when the morning sun came out.

Example 2: Her eyes sparkle whenever someone mentions ice cream.

Example 3: Diyas made the whole street sparkle on Diwali night.

Fun Fact

Diamonds sparkle because they bend light very strongly and bounce it around inside the stone before it comes out.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

sparkkle

a) r
b) p
c) e
d) k

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d) k. Spark ends with a single k, and le follows it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

klerpas

a) sparkle
b) sprinkle
c) sparkly
d) speckle

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a) sparkle. Sprinkle needs an i and an n, speckle needs a c, and sparkly ends in y.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: sparkle

a) glitter
b) hide
c) darken
d) crumble

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a) glitter. Things that glitter give off tiny flashes of light, just as they do when they sparkle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to sparkle?

a) a lump of mud
b) dew on grass in sunlight
c) a cotton pillow
d) a wooden plank

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b) dew on grass in sunlight

2. If a person's speech has sparkle, it is ____.

a) very short
b) lively and interesting
c) full of mistakes
d) dull and slow

Show answer

b) lively and interesting

Associated Words

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Next steps

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