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Spell Bee Word: Calf


What does calf mean?

Word: Calf

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Calf means a baby cow or buffalo. It is also the name of a part of your body, at the back, between the knee and the ankle.

How do you spell calf?

Syllables: calf

Tricky part: The l in calf is silent. Nobody says it, but it must be written, just as in half.

Watch out for: caf, carf

Memory tip: Think of the silent l as a calf lying quietly in the straw: it is there even though it makes no sound.

Calf in a sentence

Example 1: The calf stayed close to its mother.

Example 2: Our neighbour's cow had a calf today.

Example 3: Stretch your calf muscles before you play football.

Fun Fact

A newborn calf can usually stand up and walk within about an hour of being born.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) kalf
b) rooster
c) donkey
d) turtle

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a) kalf. This baby animal's name begins with the letter that starts cow.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The little calph drank milk from its mother.

a) little
b) mother
c) drank
d) calph

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d) calph. Calf ends with a plain f, as in leaf.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_lf

a) u
b) a
c) e
d) o

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b) a. The vowel here is the one you hear in father.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lfac

a) aclf
b) calf
c) claf
d) cafl

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b) calf. Only one choice keeps the silent letter in its quiet spot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Calf is a word for a baby animal. So is ____.

a) kitten
b) rooster
c) mare
d) tiger

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a) kitten

2. After a long run, Ravi's calf feels tired. Where does he feel it?

a) in his leg
b) in his arm
c) in his back
d) in his neck

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a) in his leg

Associated Words

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Next steps

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