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Spell Bee Word: Vow


What does vow mean?

Word: Vow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Vow means a serious promise to do something.

Synonyms: promise, oath

How do you spell vow?

Syllables: vow

Tricky part: The sound at the end is the one in cow and now. Students sometimes write it ou, as in out, giving vou.

Watch out for: vou, vau

Memory tip: Cow, now, how and vow all end in the same two letters.

Vow in a sentence

Example 1: Rahul made a vow to practise the violin for ten minutes every day.

Example 2: The team took a vow to keep the school ground free of litter.

Example 3: My sister kept her vow and wrote in her diary every night of the holidays.

Fun Fact

Vow and vote come from the same Latin word, votum, which meant a solemn promise or wish.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

vow

a) doubt
b) pledge
c) rumour
d) refusal

Show answer

b) pledge. A pledge is a firm promise; a refusal says no, and a rumour is talk that may not be true.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sincerly
b) vow
c) commitment
d) guarantee

Show answer

a) sincerly. Sincerely keeps the e of sincere before ly.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

On the first day of term, Anaya made a vowe to finish every library book she borrowed.

a) finish
b) vowe
c) borrowed
d) library

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b) vowe. This promise word is just three letters, with no e at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these sounds most like a vow?

a) I think it may rain today.
b) That film was quite long.
c) Where did you buy that pen?
d) I will always look after this tree.

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d) I will always look after this tree.

2. What should a person do once they have made a vow?

a) forget it after a day
b) wait for a reward
c) keep their word
d) change it each week

Show answer

c) keep their word

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with vo: vocation, vocabulary, vocational

More words from this list

anonymous, cheapen, defence, excess, honourable, mildew, preferable, stalagmite

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