Spell Bee Word: Head

What does head mean?

Word: Head

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Head means the top part of your body, where your eyes, ears, nose, mouth and brain are.

How do you spell head?

Syllables: head

Tricky part: The short e sound in head is spelt ea. Many children write hed.

Watch out for: hed, haed

Memory tip: Picture the e and a in head as two eyes, side by side, in the middle of the word.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. from head to toe: All over the body. Example: "Leah was wet from head to toe after the rain."

Head in a sentence

Example 1: I wear a cap on my head.

Example 2: Nod your head if you agree.

Example 3: The cat rubbed its head on my leg.

Fun Fact

A grown-up's head weighs about 5 kg, as heavy as a big bag of flour.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) head
b) nek

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a) head. Head has no mistake in it. Neck ends in ck, so nek is the wrong one.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'head':

a) bread
b) bead

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a) bread. Bead looks like head, but bread is the one that rhymes.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

headd

a) h
b) d

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b) d. One d is enough at the end; headd has two.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

dahe

a) deah
b) head

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b) head. The e and a sit together in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you wear on your head on a sunny day?

a) a hat
b) a belt
c) socks
d) gloves

Show answer

a) a hat

2. You nod your head up and down to say ___.

a) no
b) sorry
c) yes
d) goodbye

Show answer

c) yes

Associated Words

More Senior KG Winter Spell Bee words starting with h: home, house, have, high

More words from this list

just, name, post, song, too, yes, born, date

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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