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Spell Bee Word: Baa


What does baa mean?

Word: Baa

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Baa means the sound a sheep or a lamb makes.

How do you spell baa?

Syllables: baa

Tricky part: Children hear one long sound and are not sure how many a's to write. The sheep's cry has two of them, side by side.

Watch out for: baaa, baaaa

Memory tip: A sheep stretches its cry, so the a is stretched too: a and a.

Baa in a sentence

Example 1: The little lamb said baa and ran to its mother.

Example 2: We heard a loud baa from the field near Nani's village.

Example 3: Can you make a baa like a sheep?

Fun Fact

A mother sheep and her lamb can pick out each other's baa, even in a big, noisy flock.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) baah
b) tractor
c) shepherd
d) meadow

Show answer

a) baah. Baa has no h at all.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: baa

a) moo
b) roar
c) bleat
d) quack

Show answer

c) bleat. Bleat is another name for the cry a sheep makes.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_aa

a) b
b) d
c) v
d) z

Show answer

a) b. It starts with the same sound as bat and ball, so the letter is b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the rhyme 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep', the sheep has three bags full of ____.

a) straw
b) milk
c) wool
d) grass

Show answer

c) wool

2. Baa, moo and quack are all ____.

a) baby animals
b) animal sounds
c) animal homes
d) farm foods

Show answer

b) animal sounds

Associated Words

pollutionslipperchiefaugustfabric
sandspoonseagullnestdesk

More words from this list

caravan, dawn, floor, indigo, nervous, reply, son, understand

Next steps

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