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Spell Bee Word: Wiggle


What does wiggle mean?

Word: Wiggle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Wiggle means to move, or make something move, from side to side in small, quick movements.

How do you spell wiggle?

Syllables: wig - gle

Tricky part: Wiggle has a double g in the middle. Children often write only one g.

Watch out for: wigle, whiggle

Memory tip: Wiggle two fingers as you write the middle of the word: one finger for each g.

Wiggle in a sentence

Example 1: Can you wiggle your ears like Dada?

Example 2: The baby likes to wiggle her toes in the warm water.

Example 3: Wiggle the key gently and the lock will open.

Fun Fact

Wiggle came into English over 700 years ago from an old Dutch or German word, wiggelen.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

wiggele

a) l
b) g
c) i
d) e

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d) e. The word ends in gle, with no e before the l.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) garden
b) wiggle
c) ladder
d) pensil

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d) pensil. Pencil is spelt with a c for its s sound.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My rabbit likes to weggle its pink nose.

a) pink
b) rabbit
c) nose
d) weggle

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d) weggle. The vowel after the w is the short one in win.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

glewig

a) wiglge
b) wigelg
c) wiggle
d) wgigle

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c) wiggle. Start with the w and say the word aloud; the other three cannot be read.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is best known for wiggling as it moves?

a) an elephant
b) a worm
c) a horse
d) an owl

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b) a worm

2. Rohan wiggles in his seat all through a long film. How is he most likely feeling?

a) fast asleep
b) proud and happy
c) calm and still
d) restless and fidgety

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d) restless and fidgety

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with w: wheel, wrist, watermelon, white, whistle, wipe

More words from this list

basket, channel, display, frock, kettle, outside, roar, story

Next steps

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