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Spell Bee Word: Hunter


What does hunter mean?

Word: Hunter

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hunter means a person or animal that chases and catches other animals for food.

How do you spell hunter?

Syllables: hunt - er

Tricky part: Hunter is said with a soft ending, so children are not sure which vowel to write before the r.

Watch out for: huntor, huntur

Memory tip: Someone who hunts gets the same er ending as a farmer or a painter.

Hunter in a sentence

Example 1: The tiger is a silent hunter of the forest.

Example 2: Owls are hunters that come out at night.

Example 3: In the story, a kind hunter helped the lost children find their way home.

Fun Fact

The full moon that comes after the Harvest Moon, usually in October, is called the Hunter's Moon.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the feminine form of the word:

hunter

a) huntress
b) huntess
c) huntwoman
d) hunteress

Show answer

a) huntress. The feminine form adds ress to hunt: huntress.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) jungle
b) hunnter
c) animal
d) tiger

Show answer

b) hunnter. Hunter has a single n before the t.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ntureh

a) uhnter
b) hutner
c) nuhter
d) hunter

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d) hunter. Begin with h; the action word for chasing animals comes first and the er ending follows.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

huntter

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

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d) t. Hunt has one t, and er joins straight on.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these animals is a hunter?

a) a deer
b) a leopard
c) an elephant
d) a buffalo

Show answer

b) a leopard

2. Hunt plus er gives hunter. Sing plus er gives ____.

a) singor
b) singer
c) singar
d) singger

Show answer

b) singer

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Next steps

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