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Spell Bee Word: Sprout


What does sprout mean?

Word: Sprout

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sprout means a new young shoot that grows from a seed, a root or a plant. To sprout is to start to grow like this.

Synonyms: shoot

How do you spell sprout?

Syllables: sprout

Tricky part: The ow sound is spelt ou, as in loud and cloud. Writing it as it sounds gives sprowt.

Watch out for: sprowt, spraut

Memory tip: Say ouch as the little shoot pushes up through hard soil: the ou of ouch is the ou it needs.

Sprout in a sentence

Example 1: After three days, a green sprout poked out of the moong seed.

Example 2: Nani adds sprouts to our salad with onion and lemon.

Example 3: We kept the beans on wet cotton wool and watched them sprout.

Fun Fact

In Britain, a small round green vegetable is called a Brussels sprout, after the city of Brussels in Belgium.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?

sprout

a) spirit
b) shout
c) sprint
d) sport

Show answer

b) shout. Shout ends with the same out sound.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) blossom
b) jungle
c) cactus
d) sproute

Show answer

d) sproute. Nothing follows the final t, so the e is the letter to drop.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) berry : berrys
b) branch : branches
c) sprout : sprouts
d) seed : seeds

Show answer

a) berry : berrys. After a consonant, y changes to ies, so the plural is berries.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

sprout

a) trout
b) pots
c) rust
d) tour

Show answer

a) trout. Trout starts and ends with t, so it would need a second t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you need to make moong seeds sprout?

a) a cold, dry box
b) salt and vinegar
c) bright sun and no water
d) water and a little warmth

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d) water and a little warmth

2. Which of these is a very young plant?

a) petal
b) trunk
c) seedling
d) thorn

Show answer

c) seedling

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with sp: spotless, speckled, spicy

More words from this list

thought, wrap, brunch, crease, driveway, growth, loosen, plaster

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