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Spell Bee Word: Colt


What does colt mean?

Word: Colt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Colt means a young male horse, usually less than four years old.

How do you spell colt?

Syllables: colt

Tricky part: Colt starts with a c, even though the first sound is a k sound. Some children write kolt.

Watch out for: kolt, kolte

Memory tip: A colt loves to canter, and colt and canter both begin with c.

Colt in a sentence

Example 1: The colt ran beside its mother in the field.

Example 2: The little colt had long, thin legs.

Example 3: Our neighbour's horse had a brown colt last spring.

Fun Fact

A colt can stand up and walk only a few hours after it is born.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

colt

a) pony
b) mare
c) filly
d) foal

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c) filly. A young female horse is a filly; a mare is a grown-up one.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gallop
b) coult
c) saddle
d) donkey

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b) coult. Colt has only one vowel, o, with no u after it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

co_t

a) d
b) b
c) m
d) l

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d) l. Put an l in the gap and you get the young horse, colt.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

coltt

a) t
b) l
c) o
d) c

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a) t. Colt ends with a single t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would a colt usually sleep?

a) in a stable
b) in a kennel
c) in a hive
d) in a nest

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a) in a stable

2. Which is another young animal, like a colt?

a) a bull
b) a hen
c) a calf
d) a ram

Show answer

c) a calf

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with co: coconut, country, cotton, confirm, corn, coo

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