Spell Bee Word: Her

What does her mean?

Word: Her

Part of Speech: Pronoun

Meaning: Her means that girl or woman, as in I gave it to her. It also shows that something belongs to a girl or woman, as in her bag.

How do you spell her?

Syllables: her

Tricky part: The er sound in her is spelt e-r, as in fern. Children sometimes write a u, because fur and turn spell the same sound with u.

Watch out for: hir, hur, huhr

Memory tip: Her and fern share the same e-r spelling: picture her holding a green fern.

Her in a sentence

Example 1: This is her new dress.

Example 2: I gave her a flower.

Example 3: Mumma packed her lunch box.

Fun Fact

Sailors often call a ship her, as if it were a lady.

Practise the CREST Way

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_er

a) n
b) h

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b) h. Ner is not a word; her starts with h, like he.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with her.

a) hen
b) fur

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b) fur. Fur and her end with the same er sound; hen does not.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

her ---> rug ---> ____

a) rat
b) gap

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b) gap. Rug ends with g, so gap comes next. Rat starts with r, the same as rug.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sita lost her pencil. Whose pencil was it?

a) the cat's
b) the teacher's
c) Ravi's
d) Sita's

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d) Sita's

2. Which of these people could you call her?

a) Dadu
b) Papa
c) Uncle Raj
d) Dadi

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d) Dadi

Associated Words

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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