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How do you spell grandfather?

grandfather

G-R-A-N-D-F-A-T-H-E-R

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In your language

Русский

дедушка

Español

abuelo

العربية

جد

Word facts

Letters
11
First letter
G →
Packs
Family · Father's Day
Plural
grandfathers

Example sentences

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  • This is my grandfather.

  • I love my grandfather.

Word forms

One and many

one grandfather — two grandfathers

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Use it in class

  • I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with G!” The first child to point at the grandfather card and name it spies next.
  • Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the grandfather card. As they search, the class chants “grandfather, grandfather”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
  • Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the grandfather card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “grandfather!”

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Questions and answers

How do you spell grandfather?
G-R-A-N-D-F-A-T-H-E-R. Grandfather has 11 letters and starts with G.
What is grandfather in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: дедушка. In Spanish: abuelo. In Arabic: جد.
What is the plural of grandfather?
Grandfathers: one grandfather, two grandfathers.