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Spell Bee Word: Hornet


What does hornet mean?

Word: Hornet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hornet means a large flying insect with yellow and dark stripes that lives in a big papery nest.

How do you spell hornet?

Syllables: hor - net

Tricky part: The end is a weak sound, so children write hornit or hornat. The vowel there is e.

Watch out for: hornit, hornat

Memory tip: Use your spelling voice and say the last part loud and clear, like a robot, so that you hear its e.

Hornet in a sentence

Example 1: A hornet flew around the mango tree.

Example 2: We saw a huge hornet nest high up in a neem tree.

Example 3: The hornet is much bigger than a honeybee.

Fun Fact

The Asian giant hornet is one of the largest of its kind, growing up to about 5 cm long.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ho_net

a) m
b) n
c) l
d) r

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d) r. You hear this letter clearly before the n when you say the word with care.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A big hoarnet landed on the guava.

a) landed
b) guava
c) big
d) hoarnet

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d) hoarnet. A single vowel comes after the h, with no a beside it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) hornett
b) hornet
c) hornnet
d) hornaet

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b) hornet. No letter is doubled, and nothing sits between the first part and the second.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A hornet is a large kind of which insect?

a) a dragonfly
b) a moth
c) a wasp
d) a beetle

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c) a wasp

2. Which sound would you hear from a hornet?

a) a loud buzz
b) a low moo
c) a sharp bark
d) a soft purr

Show answer

a) a loud buzz

Associated Words

Words that start with hor: horse, horizon, horrible

More words from this list

march, pleasant, shed, there, yard, broom, curious, fridge

Next steps

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