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Spell Bee Word: Yell


What does yell mean?

Word: Yell

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Yell means to shout very loudly.

Synonyms: shout, scream

How do you spell yell?

Syllables: yell

Tricky part: Yell ends with a double l. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: yel, yeall

Memory tip: Picture the two l's at the end as two tall friends yelling to each other across the playground.

Yell in a sentence

Example 1: Mum had to yell to call us in from the garden.

Example 2: Please do not yell at your little brother.

Example 3: I had to yell to be heard over the band.

Fun Fact

Yell is more than a thousand years old. In Old English it was written giellan.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

yell

a) call
b) whisper
c) cheer
d) roar

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b) whisper. To yell is to be loud; to whisper is to be very quiet.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) yeal
b) yeel
c) yell
d) yaell

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c) yell. Yell has one short e, the vowel you hear in bed.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please do not yelle in the hospital ward.

a) hospital
b) Please
c) yelle
d) ward

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c) yelle. Yell has no e at the end; it stops at the last l.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

leyl

a) yell
b) eyll
c) llye
d) ylle

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a) yell. The y you hear first goes first, and the pair of l's comes last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you hear people yell the most?

a) in an exam hall
b) in a doctor's room
c) in a library
d) at a cricket match

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d) at a cricket match

2. In which line is someone yelling?

a) Raj sighed and sat down slowly.
b) 'Over here, Mina,' cried Raj loudly.
c) Raj hummed a tune to himself.
d) 'Shh,' said Raj very softly.

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b) 'Over here, Mina,' cried Raj loudly.

Associated Words

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