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Spell Bee Word: Hop


What does hop mean?

Word: Hop

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Hop means to jump on one foot, or to move in small jumps like a frog or a rabbit.

Synonyms: jump, skip

How do you spell hop?

Syllables: hop

Tricky part: Hop ends in one p. Only when you add ing does the p double: hopping.

Watch out for: hopp, hoppe

Memory tip: Hop is one little jump on one foot, and it has just one p.

Hop in a sentence

Example 1: Can you hop on one leg?

Example 2: The frog will hop into the pond.

Example 3: We played a hop and jump game.

Fun Fact

Hopscotch, the game of hopping through squares drawn on the ground, takes the first part of its name from hop.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) hop
b) hoap

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a) hop. Hoap has an extra a. Hop has just one vowel.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_op

a) n
b) h

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b) h. Put n in the gap and you get nop, which is not a word.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with hop.

a) hot
b) top

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b) top. Hop and top sound the same after the first letter. Hot ends with a t sound.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

hop ---> pot ---> ____

a) toy
b) pin

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a) toy. Pot finishes with t, so toy comes next. Pin begins with p, like pot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A kangaroo hops. What does it use?

a) its long tail
b) its big ears
c) its back legs
d) its front paws

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c) its back legs

2. Which bird often hops about on the ground?

a) an ostrich
b) a peacock
c) a duck
d) a sparrow

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d) a sparrow

Associated Words

bagcopgunshewhy
didboxuppotpin

Next steps

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