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Spell Bee Word: Cheetah


What does cheetah mean?

Word: Cheetah

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cheetah means a big wild cat with black spots. It is the fastest animal that runs on land.

How do you spell cheetah?

Syllables: chee - tah

Tricky part: The word ends in ah, and that h is silent, so children stop at the a.

Watch out for: cheeta, cheetha

Memory tip: End with the quiet h, like the puff of breath you let out after a fast run: ah.

Cheetah in a sentence

Example 1: The cheetah sprinted across the grass.

Example 2: A cheetah has black spots on yellow fur.

Example 3: A cheetah cannot roar, but it can purr like a cat.

Fun Fact

Cheetahs were brought back to India in 2022, when eight of them arrived from Namibia at Kuno National Park.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) cheatah
b) cheitah
c) cheetah
d) chietah

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c) cheetah. Two e's sit together near the start.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

taheehc

a) cheteah
b) chteeah
c) cehetah
d) cheetah

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d) cheetah. All four choices end the same way, so compare how each one begins.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cheettah

a) t
b) a
c) h
d) e

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a) t. Cross out one t and the spotted cat's name is right.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_heetah

a) k
b) t
c) c
d) s

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c) c. The sound at the start is the same as in chair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A cheetah belongs to the same animal family as the ____.

a) tiger
b) bear
c) deer
d) wolf

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a) tiger

2. How do a cheetah's spots help it?

a) They keep its fur dry in rain.
b) They help it swim in rivers.
c) They help it hide in the grass.
d) They keep it cool in summer.

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c) They help it hide in the grass.

Associated Words

Words that start with chee: cheer, cheerful, cheek

More words from this list

earn, grandson, kangaroo, number, regular, spider, vanilla, arrow

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