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Spell Bee Word: Eagle

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What does eagle mean?

Word: Eagle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Eagle means a large, strong bird with a hooked beak that flies high and hunts other animals.

How do you spell eagle?

Syllables: ea - gle

Tricky part: Eagle starts with two vowels, e and a, side by side, though you hear only one sound.

Watch out for: egle, eegle

Memory tip: Eagle starts like east: picture an eagle flying east at sunrise.

Eagle in a sentence

Example 1: An eagle flew high over the hills.

Example 2: The eagle built its nest on a tall cliff.

Example 3: We watched an eagle catch a fish from the lake.

Next steps

Fun Fact

The bald eagle, the national bird of the United States, is not really bald. Its head is covered in white feathers.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

glaee

a) eagel
b) eagle
c) eaelg
d) eaegl

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b) eagle. Eagle opens with ea and closes with e.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ea_le

a) g
b) k
c) t
d) b

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a) g. A hard g, as in goat, comes after the two vowels.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

eaglle

a) e
b) l
c) a
d) g

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b) l. Eagle has one l only.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) eagle
b) falcon
c) parrott
d) pigeon

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c) parrott. Parrot has two r's but only one t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An eagle catches its food with its sharp ____.

a) eggs
b) feathers
c) claws
d) wings

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c) claws

2. Eagles are known for their very good ____.

a) swimming
b) running
c) singing
d) eyesight

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d) eyesight

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with e: explain, eighteen, eleven, exam, everywhere, empty

More words from this list

glue, lily, pencil, scissors, tall, young, belt, chin

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