What does heel mean?
Word: Heel
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Heel means the back part of your foot, below the ankle. The back of a shoe is also called the heel.
Sounds like: heal (to get better after being hurt); he'll (short for he will)
How do you spell heel?
Syllables: heel
Tricky part: The back of the foot is spelt with ee. Heal, with ea, sounds the same but means to get better.
Watch out for: hiel, heyl
Memory tip: Your heel is on your feet, and heel and feet both have ee in the middle.
Idioms and Phrases
- drag your heels: To do something slowly because you do not want to do it. Example: "Ashok dragged his heels when it was time to tidy his room."
Heel in a sentence
Example 1: I hurt my heel when I jumped off the wall.
Example 2: Mumma's sandals have a small heel.
Example 3: These new shoes pinch my heel.
Fun Fact
A strong cord called the Achilles tendon joins the muscle at the back of your leg to your heel bone.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) knee
b) heel
c) finger
d) sholder
Show answer
d) sholder. The joint at the top of your arm has ou in the middle, said like the o in go.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Ravi felt a sharp stone under his heele.
a) under
b) sharp
c) heele
d) stone
Show answer
c) heele. There is no silent e on the end of this word.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
hee_
a) n
b) f
c) l
d) t
Show answer
c) l. The last sound is the one at the start of leg.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
elhe
a) hlee
b) lhee
c) heel
d) eehl
Show answer
c) heel. Each choice keeps the two e's together, so check which letters sit on either side of them.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If you stand on your heels, which part of your foot is lifted?
a) your ankles
b) your shins
c) your knees
d) your toes
Show answer
d) your toes
2. Which sentence uses heel correctly?
a) The cut on my finger will soon heel.
b) Rest helps a bad cold heel quickly.
c) This cream helps a sore patch heel.
d) There is a hole in the heel of my sock.
Show answer
d) There is a hole in the heel of my sock.
