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Spell Bee Word: Fly


What does fly mean?

Word: Fly

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Fly means to move through the air with wings, like a bird or a plane. A fly is also a small insect.

How do you spell fly?

Syllables: fly

Tricky part: Fly ends with y, but the y says i, like in my and sky. There is no i in the word.

Watch out for: flie, flai, fliy

Memory tip: Picture the y at the end of fly as a little bird: two wings up and a tail hanging down.

Fly in a sentence

Example 1: Look, the kite can fly so high.

Example 2: Birds fly back to their nests at night.

Example 3: A fly sat on my plate, so I waved it away.

Fun Fact

A house fly tastes its food with its feet.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with fly.

a) dry
b) fun

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a) dry. In dry, as in fly, the last letter y makes a long i sound.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

f_y

a) l
b) d

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a) l. Fdy is not a word; fly needs l in the gap.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

lyf

a) fyl
b) fly

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b) fly. Move the letters until you can read what birds do.

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) phly
b) fly

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b) fly. Phly starts with ph; fly starts with a lone f, as in fish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name the animal that can fly.

a) a snail
b) a parrot
c) a goat
d) a crab

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b) a parrot

2. What does a kite need to fly high?

a) rain
b) sand
c) wind
d) mud

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c) wind

Associated Words

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nowbeeoldcubtut

Next steps

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