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Spell Bee Word: Bush


What does bush mean?

Word: Bush

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bush means a plant with many woody stems that is smaller than a tree and grows low and wide.

How do you spell bush?

Syllables: bush

Tricky part: The plural is where children slip. After sh you cannot just add s, so one bush becomes two bushes.

Watch out for: bushs, bushis

Memory tip: Think of dishes and brushes: words ending in sh add es, and bushes does too.

Bush in a sentence

Example 1: A sparrow hopped out from under the bush.

Example 2: Mum planted a jasmine bush near the gate.

Example 3: The gardener trimmed the bushes into neat round shapes.

Fun Fact

In Australia, the wild countryside far from towns is called the bush.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

buush

a) u
b) h
c) b
d) s

Show answer

a) u. The vowel sounds like the oo in book, but this plant word writes it with one letter, as push does.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

bush

a) petal
b) stem
c) seed
d) shrub

Show answer

d) shrub. Shrub is another name for a low, woody garden plant with lots of branches.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to make a new word:

bush

a) ee
b) ey
c) y
d) ie

Show answer

c) y. A thick, spreading tail or hedge is bushy, with the same plain y ending as leafy.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bush
b) gardan
c) creaper
d) hedje

Show answer

a) bush. Hedge ends in dge, creeper has ee twice, and garden ends in en.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these usually grows as a bush in an Indian garden?

a) a banyan
b) a hibiscus
c) a neem
d) a coconut palm

Show answer

b) a hibiscus

2. A bird has built its nest deep inside a bush. Why is that a good place?

a) the thick branches hide it
b) it is out in the open sun
c) it is above the treetops
d) the bush has no leaves

Show answer

a) the thick branches hide it

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with bu: buckle, business, button, buzzard

More words from this list

cooking, erupt, haircut, launch, outfit, rudder, swimming, airport

Next steps

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