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Spell Bee Word: Bear


What does bear mean?

Word: Bear

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bear means a big, heavy wild animal with thick fur, a short tail and strong claws.

Sounds like: bare (not covered, as in bare feet)

How do you spell bear?

Syllables: bear

Tricky part: Bear sounds exactly like bare, as in bare feet, so children often write the wrong one for the animal.

Watch out for: beir, beare

Memory tip: Make a word card: draw a bear on one side and two bare feet on the other, and write each word under its own picture.

Bear in a sentence

Example 1: A brown bear caught a fish in the river.

Example 2: My little brother sleeps with his teddy bear.

Example 3: Bears often climb trees to reach honey.

Fun Fact

The sloth bear of India eats termites. It blows away the dust and sucks the termites up through a gap in its front teeth.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

b_ar

a) i
b) e
c) u
d) a

Show answer

b) e. The animal has the same two vowels in a row as the word ear.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) squirel
b) monkey
c) bear
d) rabbit

Show answer

a) squirel. Squirrel needs two r's and two l's.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

ant, mouse, dog, ____

a) snail
b) frog
c) bee
d) bear

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d) bear. Each animal is bigger than the one before it, and only the bear is bigger than a dog.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

bearr

a) r
b) b
c) a
d) e

Show answer

a) r. Bear finishes with a single r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A bear has thick fur. How does the fur help it?

a) it makes the bear lighter
b) it helps the bear swim faster
c) it keeps the animal warm
d) it helps the bear see at night

Show answer

c) it keeps the animal warm

2. A baby bear is called a ____.

a) kitten
b) cub
c) calf
d) puppy

Show answer

b) cub

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with be: beauty, begin, berry, beautiful, believe, belt

More words from this list

check, dolphin, fumble, owner, root, study, wife, bark

Next steps

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