Spell Bee Word: Through

What does through mean?

Word: Through

Part of Speech: Preposition

Meaning: Through means in at one side and out at the other side.

Sounds like: threw (The past form of throw, as in he threw the ball.)

How do you spell through?

Syllables: through

Tricky part: Seven letters for one beat. The g and h at the end make no sound at all.

Watch out for: throo, thruh, thrue

Memory tip: Whisper the end of through: its last two letters, g and h, are never heard.

Through in a sentence

Example 1: The train went through a long tunnel.

Example 2: Sunlight came in through the window.

Example 3: We walked through the market to reach the bus stop.

Fun Fact

The letters ough can be said in many ways. In through, though, cough and bough they make four different sounds.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) thrugh
b) throgh
c) through
d) thruogh

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hgourth

a) tohrugh
b) htrough
c) thorugh
d) through

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

throughe

a) u
b) e
c) g
d) h

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

th_ough

a) r
b) w
c) l
d) n

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you walk through a tunnel, where do you come out?

a) at the same end
b) on the roof
c) at the other end
d) under the ground

2. The river runs through the town. This means the river ____.

a) goes across the middle of the town
b) stops just outside the town
c) goes round the edge of the town
d) flows far away from the town