What does surroundings mean?
Word: Surroundings
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Surroundings means the place where someone or something is, and everything around it.
Synonyms: environment, setting
Word origin: Formed in English from the verb surround, which came from Old French, which took it from Latin.
How do you spell surroundings?
Syllables: sur - round - ings
Tricky part: Children often write only one r, because the first syllable is said quickly. The word needs two.
Watch out for: suroundings, surroundins
Memory tip: Picture the double r as two arms reaching round you, the way your surroundings do.
Surroundings in a sentence
Example 1: The new puppy sniffed every corner as it got used to its surroundings.
Example 2: Our school has peaceful surroundings, with neem trees on every side.
Example 3: Many hill towns are loved for their green surroundings.
Fun Fact
The Latin verb behind it meant to overflow, like water spilling over a riverbank. Only later did the word come to mean being on every side of something.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
surr__ndings
a) ou
b) ow
c) oo
d) au
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a) ou. The sound in the middle is spelt the way it is in ground and found.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
ugnsrdiruosn
a) a feeling of great happiness after winning something
b) the things and conditions that lie all about a person or place
c) the act of giving up something that you value a lot
d) a set of steps to follow when making a dish
Show answer
b) the things and conditions that lie all about a person or place. The twelve letters rearrange into the plural noun on this page.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) surfice
b) surroundings
c) survey
d) surplus
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a) surfice. Surface ends in ace, like the face on the front of something.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the given sentence?
When our family moved to Shillong, my little sister took a few weeks to feel at home in her new surroundings, but now she loves the misty hils and the beautifull pine forests.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 0
d) 1
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a) 2. Hills needs a double l, and beautiful ends with a single one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A wildlife photographer wears green and brown while she waits for the birds. Why?
a) to show which club she belongs to
b) to stay cool in the midday sun
c) to look smart for a team photo later
d) to match the leaves and soil around her
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d) to match the leaves and soil around her
2. Which sentence tells you most about a person's surroundings?
a) Tall bookshelves and a quiet desk fill the room around Anna.
b) Anna likes mango juice much more than orange juice.
c) Anna hopes to become a doctor when she grows up.
d) Anna is eleven years old and loves solving puzzles.
Show answer
a) Tall bookshelves and a quiet desk fill the room around Anna.
