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Spell Bee Word: Hare

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What does hare mean?

Word: Hare

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hare means an animal like a big rabbit, with long ears and strong back legs, that runs very fast.

Sounds like: hair (the soft strands that grow on your head)

How do you spell hare?

Syllables: hare

Tricky part: Hare sounds exactly like hair, the strands on your head, so only the meaning tells you which one to write.

Watch out for: harr, hayre, heare

Memory tip: If it hops and runs, it is a hare; if it grows on your head, it is hair.

Hare in a sentence

Example 1: The hare raced across the field.

Example 2: In the story, the tortoise won the race against the hare.

Example 3: A hare has longer ears than a rabbit.

Fun Fact

Baby rabbits are born without fur, but baby hares are born with fur and with their eyes open.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) donkey
b) parrot
c) haire
d) squirrel

Show answer

c) haire. The animal's name has no i in it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We saw a harre near the farm.

a) harre
b) farm
c) saw
d) near

Show answer

a) harre. Hare has only one r.

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

hare

a) doe
b) ewe
c) vixen
d) mare

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a) doe. A female hare is called a doe, the same name as a female deer or rabbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the old story, why did the hare lose the race?

a) he lost his way
b) he ran too slowly
c) he fell into a pond
d) he stopped for a nap

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d) he stopped for a nap

2. What does a hare eat?

a) grass and plants
b) mice and birds
c) fish and frogs
d) seeds and worms

Show answer

a) grass and plants

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ha: handkerchief, happy, hazel, halt

More words from this list

like, pass, science, stream, window, behind, college, excitement

Next steps

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