Basic Details
Word: Wall
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An upright structure of brick, stone or other material that forms a side of a room or building, or surrounds an area.
Synonyms: barrier, partition
How to Spell Wall
Syllables: wall
Tricky part: The a sounds like aw, so some students write woll, and others add an e at the end (walle). It is just w, a and a double l.
Watch out for: woll, walle
Memory tip: A wall stands tall, and both end in all. Ball, hall, tall and wall are one double-l family.
Idioms and Phrases
- walls have ears: be careful, someone may be secretly listening Example: "Speak softly about the surprise party, because walls have ears."
- drive someone up the wall: to annoy someone very much Example: "The dripping tap drove my father up the wall all night."
Usage Examples
Example 1: We hung our class photo on the wall beside the blackboard.
Example 2: A tall wall runs round the old city of Jaisalmer.
Example 3: The cat jumped off the garden wall and landed on its feet.
Fun Fact
The walls of Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan stretch for about 36 kilometres around the hills.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
During the summer camp, the children painted a bright mural of parrots and mango trees on the old woll behind the school canteen.
a) canteen
b) mural
c) parrots
d) woll
Show answer
d) woll. Like ball and tall, the word has an a before its double l.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Our cat likes to sleep on the warm garden lalw in the afternoon.
a) all
b) wail
c) wall
d) awl
Show answer
c) wall. Only wall uses an a, a w and both l's from the jumble.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. coridor 2. wall 3. chimny 4. ceeling
a) an upright side of a room or building
b) a pipe that carries smoke out of a building
c) the inside top surface of a room
d) a long passage inside a building
Show answer
a) an upright side of a room or building. Ceiling has ei, chimney has ey, and corridor has a double r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Walls have ears warns you that ____.
a) walls can be noisy
b) sound cannot travel
c) houses need repairs
d) others may overhear you
Show answer
d) others may overhear you
2. A wall built across a river to hold back water is called a ____.
a) canal
b) moat
c) dam
d) bridge
Show answer
c) dam
