Spell Bee Word: Visual

What does visual mean?

Word: Visual

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Visual means connected with seeing or with things you can see.

Synonyms: pictorial, seen

How do you spell visual?

Syllables: vis - u - al

Tricky part: The s sounds like the zh in measure, but it is a single s with no h.

Watch out for: vizual, visule, visuall

Memory tip: Picture a visual aid on the board: just one s carries that soft zh sound, with nothing added after it.

Visual in a sentence

Example 1: The science teacher used a visual aid to show how the heart pumps blood.

Example 2: Mosaic is a colourful visual art made from small tiles.

Example 3: Some people remember things better with visual clues like charts.

Fun Fact

Pilots who fly by looking out of the window, rather than by their instruments alone, follow what are called visual flight rules.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) visual
b) treasure
c) leisure
d) colision

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d) colision. Collision has a double l, as in collide.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

v_su_l

a) e, a
b) i, a
c) i, e
d) i, u

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b) i, a. Start as in vision, then finish with al.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

luasiv

a) visual
b) usual
c) vitals
d) casual

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a) visual. Casual needs a c and a second a, usual has two u's, and vitals needs a t; only visual uses these six letters.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

visual

a) optical
b) vocal
c) verbal
d) audible

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a) optical. Optical, like visual, is about seeing; audible, vocal and verbal are about sound or speech.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A visual learner remembers best by ____.

a) listening to the teacher
b) looking at diagrams and maps
c) reading notes aloud
d) acting out the story

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b) looking at diagrams and maps

2. ____ is mainly a visual art.

a) Singing
b) Sculpture
c) Flute playing
d) Storytelling

Show answer

b) Sculpture

Associated Words

Words that end in -ual: dual, spiritual, equal, gradual, contextual, habitual

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: pictorial

More words from this list

backhand, clarity, curator, emergency, guardian, lethargic, performer, satire

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

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