Spell Bee Word: Dog

What does dog mean?

Word: Dog

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dog means an animal that people keep as a pet or to guard the house. It barks.

How do you spell dog?

Syllables: dog

Tricky part: Dog ends in g, not k. Listen to the last sound: it is soft, like the start of go.

Watch out for: dok, dogk

Memory tip: Dog ends with g, the sound at the start of grr when a dog growls.

Dog in a sentence

Example 1: Our dog barks at the postman.

Example 2: I take my dog for a walk every evening.

Example 3: The dog wagged its tail.

Fun Fact

Every dog's nose print is different, a bit like a person's fingerprint.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) dog
b) doog

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b) doog. Doog has two o's; dog has just one.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) log
b) dog
c) dig
d) frog

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c) dig. Log and frog end with og, the same as dog; dig ends with ig.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_og

a) d
b) k

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a) d. Dog begins with the d of drum.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

dog ---> goat ---> ____

a) toy
b) gum

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a) toy. Goat ends with t, and toy begins with t. Gum begins with g, the first letter of goat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a pet dog sleep in the garden?

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

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d) in a kennel

2. Our dog had four babies. Each one is a ____.

a) cub
b) puppy
c) calf
d) kitten

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b) puppy

Associated Words

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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