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Spell Bee Word: Hornbill


What does hornbill mean?

Word: Hornbill

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hornbill means a large bird with a very big curved beak, often with a helmet-like lump on top of it.

How do you spell hornbill?

Syllables: horn - bill

Tricky part: The last sound is said quickly, so children often write only one l at the end.

Watch out for: hornbil, hornbel

Memory tip: Picture the two l's at the end as the two halves of the bird's long beak.

Hornbill in a sentence

Example 1: We saw a hornbill in the forest near Thekkady.

Example 2: The hornbill has a big yellow beak.

Example 3: A hornbill flew over our car on the forest road.

Fun Fact

Some hornbills can live for more than 40 years.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) honbill
b) woodpecker
c) kingfisher
d) peacock

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a) honbill. The r after the o has gone missing.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lronbhil

a) hornbill
b) hronbill
c) hrnobill
d) honrbill

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a) hornbill. Put the h at the front and the double l at the very end, then fit the rest in between.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hornebill

a) l
b) o
c) e
d) r

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c) e. No e belongs after the n; the b comes straight after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a hornbill usually build its nest?

a) on a cliff edge
b) in a hole in a tree
c) in a reed bed
d) on the bare ground

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b) in a hole in a tree

2. What do many hornbills mostly eat?

a) grass and leaves
b) fish and crabs
c) figs and other fruit
d) rice and wheat

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c) figs and other fruit

Associated Words

Words that end in -ill: hill, ill, windmill, chill, thrill, skill

More words from this list

playful, shed, wristwatch, brick, crocodile, foot, highlighter, magnet

Next steps

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