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Spell Bee Word: Hummingbird


What does hummingbird mean?

Word: Hummingbird

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hummingbird means a very small, brightly coloured bird that beats its wings so fast that they buzz.

How do you spell hummingbird?

Syllables: hum - ming - bird

Tricky part: The m sound in the middle is written with two m's. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: humingbird, humingbirds

Memory tip: Think of the tiny bird hovering with two blurry wings: two wings, two m's.

Hummingbird in a sentence

Example 1: The hummingbird hung in the air beside the red flower.

Example 2: A hummingbird is smaller than my hand.

Example 3: I saw a hummingbird in a nature film.

Fun Fact

The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird of Cuba, only about 5 centimetres long.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) woodpecker
b) hummingburd
c) butterfly
d) dragonfly

Show answer

b) hummingburd. The bird part is spelt like the word bird on its own, with ir.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mmuhinbgdri

a) hummingbidr
b) hummignbird
c) hummingbrid
d) hummingbird

Show answer

d) hummingbird. Spot the two m's together near the start; the rest falls into place.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A tiny humminbird sipped from the red flower.

a) flower
b) humminbird
c) tiny
d) sipped

Show answer

b) humminbird. The middle part ends in ing, so the g must be there.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

h_mmingbird

a) o
b) i
c) a
d) u

Show answer

d) u. Say hum aloud: that short sound is a u, as in drum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sweet food does a hummingbird drink from flowers?

a) pollen
b) nectar
c) honey
d) sap

Show answer

b) nectar

2. In which part of the world do wild hummingbirds live?

a) Australia
b) the Americas
c) Europe
d) India

Show answer

b) the Americas

Associated Words

robincottonbathecheerfulhair
buzzardquickadvisepigeonthirsty

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medicine, pomegranate, short, timetable, achieve, bulldozer, daughter, frosty

Next steps

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