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Spell Bee Word: Hen


What does hen mean?

Word: Hen

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hen means a grown-up female chicken. Hens lay eggs.

How do you spell hen?

Syllables: hen

Tricky part: Hen has a short e in the middle. Some children write two vowels there, as in hean or heen.

Watch out for: hean, heen, hain

Memory tip: Hen has e, the same letter that starts egg: a hen lays an egg.

Hen in a sentence

Example 1: The hen laid a brown egg.

Example 2: Our neighbour keeps hens in the yard.

Example 3: The little chicks follow the hen.

Fun Fact

A good laying hen can lay almost one egg every day.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) henn
b) hen

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a) henn. Henn has a second n at the end that does not belong.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_en

a) j
b) h

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b) h. Jen is not a word; hen begins with h.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) men
b) ten
c) hen
d) hut

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d) hut. Hen, ten and men end in the same sound. Hut does not.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

ehn

a) hen
b) nhe

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a) hen. Put the letters in order to find the bird that lays eggs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sound does a hen make?

a) moo
b) quack
c) bark
d) cluck

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d) cluck

2. A hen pecks at grain with its ____.

a) beak
b) comb
c) wing
d) tail

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a) beak

Associated Words

cotandtenoldsat
patboxcaranyask

Next steps

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