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Spell Bee Word: Falcon


What does falcon mean?

Word: Falcon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Falcon means a fast bird with long, pointed wings that hunts other animals for its food.

How do you spell falcon?

Syllables: fal - con

Tricky part: The k sound in falcon is spelt with a c, not a k.

Watch out for: falkon, falcone

Memory tip: The k sound in falcon is written with the c of cat, never with a k.

Falcon in a sentence

Example 1: The falcon flew high above the field.

Example 2: A falcon has very sharp eyes.

Example 3: The falcon dived down at great speed.

Fun Fact

The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world when it dives. It can go faster than 300 km an hour.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) falcun
b) falcen
c) fallcon
d) falcon

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d) falcon. One l after fa, and the end is on.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

f_lcon

a) e
b) u
c) a
d) o

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c) a. The first vowel in falcon is a, as in fall.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

tortoise, rabbit, cheetah, ____

a) cow
b) snail
c) falcon
d) duck

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c) falcon. Each animal is faster than the one before, and a diving falcon is quicker than even a cheetah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these birds is most like a falcon?

a) a parrot
b) a hawk
c) a duck
d) a peacock

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b) a hawk

2. What does a falcon eat?

a) small birds and mice
b) fruit and nuts
c) seeds and grain
d) grass and leaves

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a) small birds and mice

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with fa: family, fawn, favourite, fabric, fame, fast

More words from this list

guava, maple, poet, sharp, throw, aeroplane, boat, coffee

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