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Spell Bee Word: Born


What does born mean?

Word: Born

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Born means brought into the world as a new baby.

Sounds like: borne (carried, as in seeds borne by the wind.)

How do you spell born?

Syllables: born

Tricky part: The middle sound of born is spelt or. Children sometimes try au or aw for it, because those can make a similar sound.

Watch out for: baun, bawn, boarn

Memory tip: The little word or is tucked inside born. Spot it and the middle is safe.

Born in a sentence

Example 1: My baby cousin was born last week.

Example 2: Puppies are born with their eyes shut.

Example 3: I was born in Cape Town.

Fun Fact

A baby giraffe can stand on its long legs within about an hour of being born.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) born
b) biskit

Show answer

a) born. Biscuit is written with cu and then it; biskit uses a k instead.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'born':

a) corn
b) barn

Show answer

b) barn. Corn ends just like born. Barn opens wide with ar, so it does not rhyme.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_orn

a) b
b) d

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a) b. These two letters look like mirror twins. Press your lips together to say the right one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A lamb was born this morning. How old is the lamb?

a) less than a day
b) one year
c) one week
d) one month

Show answer

a) less than a day

2. Oliver was born in May. When is his birthday?

a) in March
b) in June
c) in July
d) in May

Show answer

d) in May

Associated Words

More Senior KG Winter Spell Bee words starting with b: blog, boy, bill, by, ball, baby

More words from this list

date, form, home, late, note, rule, test, very

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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