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Spell Bee Word: Fawn


What does fawn mean?

Word: Fawn

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Fawn means a baby deer, less than a year old. Fawn is also a pale yellowish-brown colour.

Sounds like: faun (a make-believe creature in old Roman stories, part man and part goat)

How do you spell fawn?

Syllables: fawn

Tricky part: The middle sound in fawn is spelt aw, as in saw and paw. Children often write ow or oa instead.

Watch out for: fown, foan

Memory tip: I saw a fawn: saw and fawn share the same aw.

Fawn in a sentence

Example 1: The fawn stayed close to its mother.

Example 2: We saw a spotted fawn at the Kanha forest.

Example 3: The fawn wobbled on its thin legs.

Fun Fact

Many fawns have white spots on their coat. The spots help them hide in the patches of light and shade on the forest floor.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

fawnn

a) n
b) a
c) f
d) w

Show answer

a) n. Fawn has only one n.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

awnf

a) fanw
b) afwn
c) fwan
d) fawn

Show answer

d) fawn. These four letters name a baby deer, and the name begins with f.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) fawne
b) monkey
c) rabbit
d) kitten

Show answer

a) fawne. Fawn ends with n; there is no silent e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A fawn is a baby deer. A kitten is a baby ____.

a) cow
b) cat
c) dog
d) hen

Show answer

b) cat

2. In which sentence does fawn name a colour?

a) We fed the fawn some leaves.
b) The fawn ran to its mother.
c) She wore a fawn coat.
d) A fawn hid in the grass.

Show answer

c) She wore a fawn coat.

Associated Words

bamboogreyoperawelcomewhisper
sharklampteacheesemouse

More words from this list

health, minute, prank, sister, tongue, always, brave, corn

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