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The pumpkin grew in the garden.
What does Pumpkin mean?
a pumpkin is a large round orange fruit.
Dictionary definition
A large round orange fruit with thick skin and seeds inside.
Example sentences
Pumpkin in a sentence
medium
We counted the seeds inside the pumpkin.
hard
A pumpkin is often used in recipes, decorations, and autumn lessons about plants.
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What does pumpkin mean?
Pumpkin means a pumpkin is a large round orange fruit..
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Which sentence uses pumpkin correctly?
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WordPumpkin.
Partnoun.
MeaningPumpkin means a pumpkin is a large round orange fruit.
ExampleExample: The pumpkin grew in the garden.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- pump · kin
- Strongest beat
- pump
- Ending
- kin
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on pump.
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Synonyms
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Word family
Pumpkin word family
Base word
pumpkin
noun
pumpkins
More than one pumpkin.
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Hint for students
A pumpkin is a large round orange fruit with seeds inside. People often carve or cook it.
Common mix-up
Pumpkin is not the same as squash in every sentence. Pumpkin is one kind of squash, often round and orange.
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Write one sentence that shows pumpkin without using the word pumpkin. Model sentence: The large orange fruit sat on the porch with a carved face. Clue words: large orange fruit, porch, carved face Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show a round orange fruit that may be carved or cooked?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We carved the pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern." Why does pumpkin fit better than melon?
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