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Spell Bee Word: Goldfish


What does goldfish mean?

Word: Goldfish

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Goldfish means a small orange fish that many people keep as a pet.

How do you spell goldfish?

Syllables: gold - fish

Tricky part: The d in the middle is quiet when you say the word fast, so it often goes missing.

Watch out for: golfish, gollfish

Memory tip: Say it slowly and feel your tongue tap the top of your mouth for the d before the f.

Goldfish in a sentence

Example 1: Our goldfish swims round and round its bowl.

Example 2: Anika feeds her goldfish a pinch of food each morning.

Example 3: There are six goldfish in the school pond.

Fun Fact

Goldfish were first kept as pets in China more than a thousand years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hliodfsg

a) goldfihs
b) gldofish
c) glodfish
d) goldfish

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d) goldfish. Glodfish, goldfihs and gldofish each swap two letters that sit side by side.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

goldf_sh

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

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b) i. Say the second part: its vowel is the same as in pin.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

goaldfish

a) a
b) d
c) l
d) o

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a) a. The first part has just one vowel, o, as in cold.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) goldfish
b) goldfich
c) goldfiss
d) goldfisch

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a) goldfish. The last two letters are sh, the pair at the end of brush.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you keep a pet goldfish?

a) in a tank of water
b) in a bird cage
c) in a shoebox
d) in a kennel

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a) in a tank of water

2. What does a goldfish use to swim?

a) its tiny legs
b) its fins and tail
c) its strong paws
d) its soft wings

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b) its fins and tail

Associated Words

Words that end in -fish: starfish, selfish, fish, jellyfish, clownfish, cuttlefish

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