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Spell Bee Word: Trolley


What does trolley mean?

Word: Trolley

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Trolley means a basket or frame on wheels that you push to carry things, like bags at the airport or shopping in a big shop.

How do you spell trolley?

Syllables: trol - ley

Tricky part: Trolley ends in ey, even though it sounds like the ee in see. An ee or ie ending is the slip to watch.

Watch out for: trollee, trollie

Memory tip: Picture a monkey riding in a trolley. Monkey and trolley both end in ey.

Trolley in a sentence

Example 1: Papa pushed the trolley at the airport.

Example 2: My little brother wanted to ride in the shopping trolley.

Example 3: The trolley was full of fruit and vegetables.

Fun Fact

In some countries, such as the USA, a trolley also means a tram.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ticket
b) basket
c) market
d) tralley

Show answer

d) tralley. The first vowel in trolley is o, as in hot; market, basket and ticket are right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

yeltorl

a) torlley
b) ortlley
c) trolley
d) rtolley

Show answer

c) trolley. Begin with tr; the rest of the letters finish the basket on wheels.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We put our bags on a troley at the station.

a) troley
b) bags
c) put
d) station

Show answer

a) troley. Trolley has a double l, and troley has only one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the one that also rolls along on wheels.

a) a pram
b) a stool
c) a shelf
d) a ladder

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a) a pram

2. A trolley that a waiter pushes might carry ____.

a) bales of hay
b) plates of food
c) piles of bricks
d) sacks of cement

Show answer

b) plates of food

Associated Words

changeovernightgoldenshadeswim
straypinkadvisecheetahdaddy

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