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Spell Bee Word: Twirl


What does twirl mean?

Word: Twirl

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Twirl means to turn round and round quickly, or to make something go round in quick circles.

Synonyms: twist, whirl, rotate

How do you spell twirl?

Syllables: twirl

Tricky part: The er sound is spelt ir here, as in bird and first.

Watch out for: twerl, tworl, twurl

Memory tip: See the i in twirl as a dancer on one toe, ready to go round and round.

Twirl in a sentence

Example 1: The ballet dancer began to twirl faster and faster.

Example 2: Riya likes to twirl her pencil when she is thinking.

Example 3: Twirl the spaghetti round your fork before you eat it.

Fun Fact

Skilled ballet dancers can do dozens of pirouettes, quick turns on one foot, one after another without losing balance.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

twirl

a) tumble
b) crawl
c) halt
d) spin

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d) spin. To twirl is to spin; halting stops all movement, and tumbling and crawling are not turning.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rilwt

a) wilt
b) trail
c) swirl
d) twirl

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d) twirl. Wilt leaves the r unused, trail needs an a and swirl an s, so the five letters spell twirl.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

twirle

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

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d) e. Twirl stops at the l, the way whirl does.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ballerena
b) gracefull
c) rythm
d) twirl

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d) twirl. Ballerina ends in ina, rhythm has an h after the r and graceful has one l; twirl is spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would a girl marching in a parade most likely twirl?

a) a baton
b) a banner on two poles
c) a heavy drum
d) a brass trumpet

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a) a baton

2. Which move is not a twirl?

a) a turn on your toes
b) a whirl round the room
c) a hop on one foot
d) a twist on the spot

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c) a hop on one foot

Associated Words

More Class 4 Summer Spell Bee words starting with t: tidy, telephone, teaspoon, tapestry, training, tuition

More words from this list

airline, charitable, diesel, financial, inflexible, mislead, priceless, shabby

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