fall

Descend freely. Become lower. Drop.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

fall

3 Phonemes

f aw l

f o l

onset, rime

f all

Morpheme

fall

Sentence Examples

An apple fell from the tree.

A vase fell off the shelf.

Rain fell from the sky.

She slipped and fell on the ice.

He fell flat on his face.

She was afraid that I would trip and fall.

He fell down the stairs.

One of the sailors had fallen overboard.

He fell back onto the bed.

She's had several bad falls in recent years.

She went off to college in the fall.

Several weeks of fall remain before winter begins.

When fall came he planted grass.

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