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Spell Bee Word: Four


What does four mean?

Word: Four

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Four means the number 4. It is one more than three.

Sounds like: for (a small word, as in a gift for you); fore (the front part of something)

How do you spell four?

Syllables: four

Tricky part: Four sounds just like for and fore, so it is easy to write the wrong word. When you mean the number, pick the spelling with four letters.

Watch out for: foure, fourr

Memory tip: Four has as many letters as the number it names. Count them on your fingers.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. on all fours: On your hands and knees. Example: "The baby crawled across the room on all fours."

Four in a sentence

Example 1: A table has four legs.

Example 2: There are four people in my family.

Example 3: We play at four o'clock.

Fun Fact

A cow's stomach has four parts, which help it break down the grass it eats.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

fo_r

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

Show answer

d) u. The number four is spelt with o and u together.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

one, two, three, ____

a) five
b) ten
c) six
d) four

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d) four. Counting on by one each time, four comes straight after three.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

uofr

a) ofur
b) fruo
c) four
d) foru

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c) four. These letters spell the number of wheels on a car.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) nine
b) four
c) seven
d) eigth

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d) eigth. In eight, the g and h come before the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal walks on four legs?

a) a hen
b) a cow
c) a duck
d) a parrot

Show answer

b) a cow

2. Which sentence uses four correctly?

a) Four what are you waiting?
b) A cat has four legs.
c) I came four help.
d) This gift is four you.

Show answer

b) A cat has four legs.

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with fo: foal, forget, foolish, forgive, food

More words from this list

jumper, olive, rider, stem, watermelon, banana, cave, dentist

Next steps

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