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Spell Bee Word: Sway


What does sway mean?

Word: Sway

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Sway means to move slowly from side to side.

Synonyms: rock, swing

How do you spell sway?

Syllables: sway

Tricky part: Sway ends in ay. It is s + way, so there is no e or i at the end.

Watch out for: swai, swey, swae

Memory tip: Shout 'Sway, sway, hooray!' as the trees bend in the wind. Sway ends with the same two letters as hooray.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. hold sway: to have power or control Example: "In our house, Grandpa holds sway over the TV remote."

Sway in a sentence

Example 1: Coconut trees sway in the sea breeze.

Example 2: The rope bridge swayed as we walked across.

Example 3: The children swayed to the music.

Fun Fact

Very tall buildings are built to sway a little in strong winds. Bending slightly helps stop them from cracking.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with sway?

a) swim
b) sweet
c) weigh
d) swan

Show answer

c) weigh. Weigh is spelt very differently, yet it sounds just like the end of sway.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

The lamp hanging from the ceiling began to ___ when the fan was on.

a) stay
b) swap
c) sway
d) spray

Show answer

c) sway. Moving gently from side to side is swaying; to swap is to change one thing for another.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Our boat began to sway as the waves grew biger.

a) only sway
b) boat and waves
c) only biger
d) sway and biger

Show answer

c) only biger. Bigger doubles its g before er.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes branches sway?

a) a quiet room
b) a still pond
c) a heavy rock
d) a gusty day

Show answer

d) a gusty day

2. A dancer who sways moves her body ___.

a) round and round in tiny circles
b) gently to the left and right
c) straight ahead in a long line
d) quickly up and down on the spot

Show answer

b) gently to the left and right

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: swing

More words from this list

walnut, batch, cough, engine, guitar, louse, perch, sandpit

Next steps

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