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Spell Bee Word: Deer


What does deer mean?

Word: Deer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Deer means a gentle wild animal with long, thin legs that can run very fast.

Sounds like: dear (Loved, or a word used at the start of a letter.)

How do you spell deer?

Syllables: deer

Tricky part: The animal is spelt with ee. Dear, with ea, is a different word used for someone you love.

Watch out for: deir, diar

Memory tip: A deer can see you before you see it: deer and see both have ee.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. like a deer in headlights: So surprised or scared that you cannot move. Example: "When the teacher called his name, Rohan froze like a deer in headlights."

Deer in a sentence

Example 1: We saw a spotted deer in the forest.

Example 2: The deer ran away when it heard us.

Example 3: Many deer live in Kanha National Park.

Fun Fact

The word deer stays the same for one or many: one deer, ten deer.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

deer

a) stag
b) fawn
c) buck
d) doe

Show answer

d) doe. A female deer is a doe; a stag or buck is a male, and a fawn is a baby deer.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

mouse, rabbit, ____, elephant

a) deer
b) ant
c) frog
d) bee

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a) deer. The animals grow in size: a deer is larger than a rabbit and far smaller than an elephant.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

dheer

a) e
b) h
c) r
d) d

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b) h. Drop the h and you have the animal.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) tiger
b) deer
c) squirel
d) monkey

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c) squirel. Squirrel has a double r before the e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grows on the head of a male deer?

a) a hump
b) a mane
c) antlers
d) tusks

Show answer

c) antlers

2. What does a deer eat?

a) grass
b) meat
c) fish
d) insects

Show answer

a) grass

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with de: destroy, December, dental, dentist, describe, desk

More words from this list

foal, January, nine, ribbon, speech, volcano, baa, caravan

Next steps

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