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Spell Bee Word: Duckling


What does duckling mean?

Word: Duckling

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Duckling means a young duck.

How do you spell duckling?

Syllables: duck - ling

Tricky part: The k sound is spelt ck; dukling with just a k is wrong.

Watch out for: dukling, ducling

Memory tip: Think of c and k as two little ducks, always waddling side by side.

Duckling in a sentence

Example 1: A fluffy yellow duckling sat on a lily pad.

Example 2: Five ducklings bobbed on the water behind the boat.

Example 3: Noah read a story about a lost duckling at bedtime.

Fun Fact

Ducklings are covered in soft, fluffy feathers called down, which help keep them warm.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

duck_____

a) lyng
b) leng
c) ling
d) lin

Show answer

c) ling. The ending ling means a young one, as in gosling.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

The little duckling waddled across the garden and sat in the warm sun to dri its feathers.

a) only dri
b) only waddled
c) dri and duckling
d) garden and feathers

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a) only dri. Dry ends with y, as in sky and fly.

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'u' sound as in duckling?

a) put
b) pool
c) cup
d) cute

Show answer

c) cup. Cup has the same short u as duck; cute, put and pool each sound different.

Jumble Tumble

Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a baby animal?

a) glinkucd
b) glinkucdd
c) glinkud
d) glonkucd

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a) glinkucd. Only this one has exactly the right letters for the young bird; the others have a letter added, missing or changed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can a duckling do soon after it hatches?

a) swim
b) lay eggs
c) fly
d) build a nest

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a) swim

2. Who does a duckling usually follow?

a) a fish
b) its mother
c) a cat
d) a goat

Show answer

b) its mother

Associated Words

Words that end in -ling: sapling, railing, sibling

More words from this list

gobble, kennel, pane, rodent, stair, tracksuit, adult, capsule

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