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Spell Bee Word: Home


What does home mean?

Word: Home

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Home means the place where you and your family stay.

Synonyms: house

How do you spell home?

Syllables: home

Tricky part: The silent e at the end makes the o say its name. Children often write hom or hoam.

Watch out for: hom, hoam

Memory tip: Home has the same magic e as bone and stone: the e is quiet, but it makes the o say oh.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. home sweet home: Said when you are glad to be back at your own home. Example: "After the long trip, Mum smiled and said home sweet home."

Home in a sentence

Example 1: I go home after school.

Example 2: Our home has a small garden.

Example 3: Grandma is at home today.

Fun Fact

A bird's home is a nest, and a bee's home is a hive.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) home
b) skool

Show answer

b) skool. School starts with s, c, h; skool uses a k in place of the c and h.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'home':

a) roam
b) some

Show answer

b) some. Roam rhymes with home. Some has a short u sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

homme

a) m
b) h

Show answer

a) m. Homme doubles the m, which home does not.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

meho

a) home
b) mohe

Show answer

a) home. The o goes second and the silent e last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Home is the place where you ___.

a) shop
b) live
c) swim
d) fly

Show answer

b) live

2. Which animal carries its home on its back?

a) a cow
b) a snail
c) a parrot
d) a dog

Show answer

b) a snail

Associated Words

More Senior KG Winter Spell Bee words starting with h: hi, have, head

More words from this list

late, note, rule, test, very, also, by, end

Next steps

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