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Spell Bee Word: Finch


What does finch mean?

Word: Finch

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Finch means a small bird with a short, strong beak that it uses to crack open seeds.

How do you spell finch?

Syllables: finch

Tricky part: Children often hear sh and write finsh, but the sound after the n is ch.

Watch out for: finsh, fintch

Memory tip: Finch, bench and lunch share nch: hear the n, then write ch.

Finch in a sentence

Example 1: A tiny finch pecked at the seeds.

Example 2: The finch sang from the neem tree.

Example 3: We put out a bowl of water for the finches.

Fun Fact

Charles Darwin studied the finches of the Galapagos Islands and noticed that their beaks were shaped for different foods.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sparrow
b) finche
c) pigeon
d) parrot

Show answer

b) finche. Finch has no e after the h.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

f_nch

a) u
b) i
c) a
d) e

Show answer

b) i. Finch has the short i sound, as in fin.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cnifh

a) finch
b) fnich
c) finhc
d) fihcn

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a) finch. The letters spell a small seed-eating bird whose name begins with f.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A finch is a bird. So is a ____.

a) butterfly
b) sparrow
c) squirrel
d) lizard

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b) sparrow

2. A finch lays its eggs in a ____.

a) hive
b) web
c) burrow
d) nest

Show answer

d) nest

Associated Words

Words that end in -nch: branch, lunch, bunch, bench, launch

More words from this list

holiday, mouse, puzzle, slice, trolley, anywhere, brown, create

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