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Spell Bee Word: Ewe

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What does ewe mean?

Word: Ewe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ewe means a female sheep.

Sounds like: you (the person or people someone is speaking to); yew (an evergreen tree with dark green needles and red berries)

How do you spell ewe?

Syllables: ewe

Tricky part: It sounds exactly like you and like yew, the tree, so students often write one of those words by mistake. Ewe is a separate word with its own spelling.

Watch out for: uwe, yoo

Memory tip: Picture a ewe with her lamb on a spring hillside and remind yourself that she is neither a person (you) nor a tree (yew), so she gets her own word.

Ewe in a sentence

Example 1: The ewe called softly to her lamb across the hillside.

Example 2: At the farm, Ananya watched the farmer shear a ewe in a few minutes.

Example 3: A ewe stood in the shade of the barn while her twins slept in the straw.

Next steps

Fun Fact

A ewe often has one or two lambs at a time, and on many farms most lambs are born in spring.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

ram

a) doe
b) sow
c) ewe
d) mare

Show answer

c) ewe. A ram is a male sheep; doe, mare and sow are the females of other animals.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) shepherd
b) fleece
c) yewe
d) meadow

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c) yewe. The sheep word is ewe; yewe mixes it up with yew, the tree.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The farmer led the ewe and her two lambs across the field to the old cottige.

a) field
b) ewe
c) cottige
d) lambs

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c) cottige. Cottage ends in age, as in village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A farmer says her ewe has just had twins. What has been born?

a) two kids
b) two lambs
c) two foals
d) two calves

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b) two lambs

2. Which sentence uses ewe correctly?

a) The ewe barked at the postman all morning.
b) The ewe nibbled the grass beside the gate.
c) The ewe built a nest high in the tree.
d) The ewe swam up the river to lay her eggs.

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b) The ewe nibbled the grass beside the gate.

More words from this list

hostess, measure, positive, scary, tickle, bridegroom, degree, evaluation

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