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Spell Bee Word: fishing


Basic Details

Word: Fishing

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Catching fish, with a rod and line or with a net.

Synonyms: angling

How to Spell Fishing

Syllables: fish - ing

Tricky part: The sh sound is two letters, s and h, making one sound. Children often write fising and leave out the h.

Watch out for: fising, fiching, fishng

Memory tip: Say fish with a finger on your lips: sh, the hush sound you make by the river so the fish do not swim off.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My grandfather goes fishing in the village pond every morning.

Example 2: Dada has an old fishing rod in the cupboard.

Example 3: The fishing boats come back to the shore at dawn.

Fun Fact

In Kochi, Kerala, huge Chinese fishing nets on wooden frames are lowered into the water and then lifted out again.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

We went fising with Chachu at the lake on Sunday.

a) lake and Sunday
b) only lake
c) fising and went
d) only fising

Show answer

d) only fising. Fishing needs both s and h to make the sh sound.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Dada bought a new ____ rod for our trip to the lake.

a) fishing
b) fizzing
c) fishy
d) wishing

Show answer

a) fishing. A rod used to catch fish is a fishing rod.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with fishing?

a) fitting
b) fixing
c) wishing
d) washing

Show answer

c) wishing. Wishing and fishing both have ish before the ing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dada went fishing at the lake. What did he hope to bring home?

a) firewood
b) flowers
c) fish
d) fruit

Show answer

c) fish

2. Where can you go fishing?

a) on a rooftop
b) in a bus
c) in a library
d) at a lake

Show answer

d) at a lake

Associated Words

groomboundarystethoscopeleftovertalon
dispersalfortressharpallotfirework

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