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Spell Bee Word: Whole


What does whole mean?

Word: Whole

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Whole means all of something, with no part left out.

Sounds like: hole (an empty space or opening in something)

How do you spell whole?

Syllables: whole

Tricky part: The w at the start is silent, so the word sounds exactly like hole.

Watch out for: hwole, wole

Memory tip: Who and whole begin with the same two letters, and in both the w makes no sound.

Whole in a sentence

Example 1: Rahul ate the whole plate of pancakes before his sister came down.

Example 2: We spent the whole afternoon flying kites on the terrace.

Example 3: The whole class clapped when Fatima finished her poem.

Fun Fact

The w crept into the spelling of whole hundreds of years ago. The Old English word was hal, which is also where heal and health come from.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lohew

a) whole
b) howl
c) elbow
d) hotel

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a) whole. Howl is a letter short, hotel needs a t and elbow needs a b.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) island
b) answer
c) whol
d) wrist

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c) whol. A silent e at the end makes the o say its name.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

whole

a) complete
b) entire
c) partial
d) total

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c) partial. A partial eclipse covers only part of the Sun, so partial is the opposite.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

whoole

a) l
b) o
c) w
d) h

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b) o. The long o sound is written with a single letter here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you have read the whole book, you have read ____.

a) the cover and title
b) half of the chapters
c) every page of it
d) only the first page

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c) every page of it

2. Which of these is a whole number?

a) 0.75
b) 7
c) 2.5
d) 1/2

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b) 7

Associated Words

Words that end in -ole: sole, hyperbole, keyhole

More words from this list

banish, comedian, debug, entitle, hedgerow, loam, popularity, senseless

Next steps

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