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How do you spell grandfather?
grandfather
G-R-A-N-D-F-A-T-H-E-R
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.
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Also in:Father's Day
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.
Related resources
Presentation
Family Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free family vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.