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Spell Bee Word: How


What does how mean?

Word: How

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: How means in what way. We use it to ask questions, as in How do you make tea?

How do you spell how?

Syllables: how

Tricky part: The end sound of how is spelt with a w. Children sometimes use a u instead and write hou.

Watch out for: hau, howw, houw

Memory tip: How and cow end with the same w: picture a cow looking puzzled and asking how.

How in a sentence

Example 1: How are you today?

Example 2: How do birds build nests?

Example 3: Show me how to tie my shoes.

Fun Fact

How is a question word like what, where and why. Most of them start with wh, but how starts with h.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with how.

a) hot
b) now

Show answer

b) now. Now and how end with the same sound; hot does not.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

h_w

a) o
b) i

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a) o. Hiw is not a word, so the vowel must be o.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

how ---> web ---> ____

a) bag
b) wet

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a) bag. Web ends with b. Bag begins with b; wet begins with w, like web.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Someone asks, 'How are you?' Which is a good answer?

a) It is Monday today.
b) My name is Om.
c) I am at home now.
d) I am fine, thank you.

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d) I am fine, thank you.

2. Someone asks, 'How old are you?' What do they want to know?

a) your class
b) your address
c) your age
d) your name

Show answer

c) your age

Associated Words

nowcutcuprutwas
lugjamseehutcan

Next steps

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