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Spell Bee Word: surround


Basic Details

Word: Surround

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To be all around something or someone, on every side.

Synonyms: encircle, enclose, ring

How to Spell Surround

Syllables: sur - round

Tricky part: There are two r's together, one from sur and one from round. Many students write suround.

Watch out for: suround, surrond, sorround

Memory tip: Write sur and then the whole word round. The r of sur meets the r of round, giving rr.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Tall coconut trees surround our grandparents' house in Kerala.

Example 2: Fans began to surround the bus as soon as the players got off.

Example 3: A moat used to surround the old fort.

Fun Fact

Surround did not begin with round at all. It comes from an old French word meaning to overflow; English speakers later linked it with round, and the meaning became to enclose on all sides.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:

su_ro_nd

a) u,u
b) r,o
c) n,u
d) r,u

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d) r,u. Write sur and then round, and both missing letters appear.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: surround

a) encircle
b) release
c) abandon
d) scatter

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a) encircle. To encircle is to form a circle around something.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dunrosur

a) surname
b) surrogate
c) surrender
d) surround

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d) surround. Two u's and a d are the clue; the other three words cannot be built from these letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If mountains surround a valley, where are the mountains?

a) only in front of it
b) on all sides of it
c) far away from it
d) under it

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b) on all sides of it

2. The things all around you are called your ____.

a) surroundings
b) surnames
c) surrenders
d) surfaces

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a) surroundings

Associated Words

hospitalitytextilepathologybackhandunwrap
miniaturecitelavenderblizzardwreck

Next steps

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