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Spell Bee Word: Heir

Heir (noun): a person who will one day receive someone's money, land, house or title, such as a prince who will one day be king.


What does heir mean?

Word: Heir

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Heir means a person who will one day receive someone's money, land, house or title, such as a prince who will one day be king.

Synonyms: successor

Sounds like: air (the invisible gas we breathe); ere (an old word for before)

How do you spell heir?

Syllables: heir

Tricky part: The h is silent, so heir sounds exactly like air. Children who spell it by sound often start it with an a.

Watch out for: haire, eir

Memory tip: An heir and an hour both hide a silent h, which is why we say an heir and an hour.

Heir in a sentence

Example 1: The old merchant named his niece as his heir.

Example 2: In the story, the young heir learnt to ride and to rule fairly.

Example 3: Kofi's grandfather says Kofi is heir to his huge stamp collection.

Fun Fact

An heirloom is an object handed down in a family, like a grandmother's bangles; loom here is an old word for a tool or useful thing.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

heir

a) heirwoman
b) heirix
c) heirine
d) heiress

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d) heiress. Ess is added to heir to make heiress, a woman who inherits.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) scissors
b) hier
c) island
d) raspberry

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b) hier. In heir the e comes before the i.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandfather's mango orchard will one day go to his only heir, my cusin Neel.

a) cusin
b) only
c) heir
d) orchard

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a) cusin. Cousin has ou after the c, as in country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word begins with a silent h, like heir?

a) hotel
b) horse
c) honest
d) happy

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c) honest

2. Which sentence uses heir correctly?

a) Open the window to let in fresh heir.
b) The farmer's son is heir to the land.
c) We waited heir for an hour.
d) My heir is long and black.

Show answer

b) The farmer's son is heir to the land.

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: successor, air

More words from this list

manufacture, plumber, round, tapestry, wonderland, biosphere, data, environment

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