What does volley mean?
Word: Volley
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Volley means in games such as tennis or football, a hit or kick of the ball before it touches the ground. It can also mean a lot of things, such as questions, coming at once.
How do you spell volley?
Syllables: vol - ley
Tricky part: Only one l is heard, but the word needs two. Students often write voley.
Watch out for: voley, vollei
Memory tip: Two players, two l's: picture two tennis players hitting the ball back and forth over the net.
Volley in a sentence
Example 1: Sania won the point with a quick volley at the net.
Example 2: Our striker scored with a volley from the edge of the box.
Example 3: The new teacher faced a volley of questions on the first day.
Fun Fact
Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Massachusetts, USA; he first called the game mintonette.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
v_ll_y
a) e, e
b) o, e
c) o, i
d) u, e
Show answer
b) o, e. The first vowel is the o of doll, and the word ends ey, as monkey and donkey do.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) volley
b) badmintan
c) referree
d) tournement
Show answer
a) volley. Badminton ends in ton, referee has one r and two e's at the end, and tournament has an a in its last part.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
In the final, Meera hit a powerful volley that her opponant could not return.
a) powerful
b) volley
c) return
d) opponant
Show answer
d) opponant. Opponent ends in ent, like student.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In tennis, when is a shot called a volley?
a) when the ball hits the top of the net
b) when the ball is served from behind the line
c) when the ball is hit before it bounces
d) when the ball goes out of the court
Show answer
c) when the ball is hit before it bounces
2. Which of these players is most likely to hit a volley?
a) a chess player planning a move
b) a tennis player rushing to the net
c) a runner on the final bend
d) a swimmer turning at the wall
Show answer
b) a tennis player rushing to the net
