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Spell Bee Word: Ham


What does ham mean?

Word: Ham

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ham means meat from a pig that has been salted or smoked, often cut into thin slices.

How do you spell ham?

Syllables: ham

Tricky part: Ham ends with m. The m and n sounds are close, so some children end it with an n.

Watch out for: hamb, hann, hamme

Memory tip: Close your lips at the end of ham and hum, mmm, the sound of something tasty.

Ham in a sentence

Example 1: Uncle bought ham from the shop.

Example 2: Some people eat ham at Christmas.

Example 3: Ham and eggs make a big breakfast.

Fun Fact

Long ago the word ham meant the back of the knee. Later it came to mean the meat from the top of a pig's back leg.

Practise the CREST Way

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

h_m

a) a
b) o

Show answer

a) a. Hom is not a word; ham has the short a of apple.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) hum
b) ram
c) ham
d) jam

Show answer

a) hum. Ham, jam and ram are one rhyming family; hum is not in it.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

amh

a) hma
b) ham

Show answer

b) ham. One letter has slipped to the end; move it back to the front.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

ham ---> mop ---> ____

a) pin
b) mat

Show answer

a) pin. Mop finishes with p, and pin starts with p. Mat starts with m, like mop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ham is often eaten in ____.

a) a sandwich
b) a cup of tea
c) a fruit salad
d) a milkshake

Show answer

a) a sandwich

2. Where would you most likely buy ham?

a) at a butcher's shop
b) at a toy shop
c) at a chemist's
d) at a shoe shop

Show answer

a) at a butcher's shop

Associated Words

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Next steps

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