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Spell Bee Word: Hound


What does hound mean?

Word: Hound

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hound means a dog with a very strong sense of smell that can follow a trail for a long way.

How do you spell hound?

Syllables: hound

Tricky part: The middle sounds like the ow in how, but this word takes ou instead, so hownd is a common slip.

Watch out for: hownd, howund

Memory tip: A hound sleeps outside the house. All three words share the same ou.

Hound in a sentence

Example 1: The hound sniffed along the path.

Example 2: Our neighbour's hound has long, floppy ears.

Example 3: Sunny the hound wags her tail at everyone.

Fun Fact

In Old English, hund was the ordinary word for any dog. German speakers still say Hund today.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hounnd

a) n
b) d
c) u
d) h

Show answer

a) n. There is no double letter in this word.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The old hount slept under the neem tree.

a) hount
b) tree
c) slept
d) under

Show answer

a) hount. This dog's name ends in the same letter as sound and round.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nohdu

a) hdoun
b) hound
c) houdn
d) hnoud

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b) hound. The two vowels stay side by side, just as they do in house.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) leapard
b) camel
c) donkey
d) hound

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a) leapard. The spotted big cat has eo in the middle, not ea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of its body does a hound use most when it follows a trail?

a) its teeth
b) its tail
c) its back
d) its nose

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d) its nose

2. Name the hound in this list.

a) a beagle
b) a kitten
c) a lamb
d) a calf

Show answer

a) a beagle

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ho: honeybee, hope, hornbill, honey, however

More words from this list

market, plug, shell, thin, zoo, buffalo, cushion, friend

Next steps

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