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Spell Bee Word: Ear


What does ear mean?

Word: Ear

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ear means one of the two parts on the sides of your head that you hear with.

How do you spell ear?

Syllables: ear

Tricky part: The sound in ear is spelt with e and a, then r. Children sometimes write eer or iar.

Watch out for: iar, eer

Memory tip: Your ear is near your eye. Ear sits inside near, hear and dear.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. all ears: listening very carefully Example: "Tell me about your trip - I am all ears."

Ear in a sentence

Example 1: I have a pencil behind my ear.

Example 2: Grandpa cannot hear well with his left ear.

Example 3: Cover your ears when the crackers burst.

Fun Fact

The smallest bones in the human body are inside the ear. The tiniest one, the stirrup, is smaller than a grain of rice.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) eare
b) cheek
c) mouth
d) nose

Show answer

a) eare. Ear has just three letters, with no e at the end.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Tara put a pretty flowr behind her ear.

a) pretty
b) ear
c) flowr
d) Tara

Show answer

c) flowr. Flower ends in er.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

eye, see, ____, hear

a) ear
b) tongue
c) nose
d) hand

Show answer

a) ear. We see with an eye and hear with an ear.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal can turn its ears to catch sounds?

a) a snail
b) a fish
c) a snake
d) a horse

Show answer

d) a horse

2. Which animal has very long ears?

a) a tortoise
b) a rabbit
c) a goldfish
d) a crow

Show answer

b) a rabbit

Associated Words

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

More words from this list

goat, lion, pigeon, scream, tea, above, bike, clap

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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Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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