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Spell Bee Word: Hyena


What does hyena mean?

Word: Hyena

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hyena means a wild animal with strong jaws, a sloping back and a loud call. Hyenas live in Africa and parts of Asia, including India.

How do you spell hyena?

Syllables: hy - e - na

Tricky part: The first sound is spelt hy, with a y. Children often write hi or hay instead.

Watch out for: hiena, hayena, heyena

Memory tip: Why, oh why, does a hyena laugh? Both why and hyena have hy in them.

Hyena in a sentence

Example 1: The striped hyena has a long, shaggy mane.

Example 2: We heard a hyena call from behind the bushes.

Example 3: A hyena has a very strong bite.

Fun Fact

The spotted hyena makes a call that sounds like giggling, so it is often called the laughing hyena.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) zebra
b) tiger
c) hyina
d) camel

Show answer

c) hyina. Hyena has an e after the y, not an i; tiger, zebra and camel are all spelt right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

naehy

a) hyean
b) hynea
c) hyena
d) hyaen

Show answer

c) hyena. Write hy first, then put the other three letters in the order you hear them.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A hyenna rested in the shade of a tree.

a) hyenna
b) tree
c) rested
d) shade

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a) hyenna. Hyena has just one n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

hyen_

a) u
b) o
c) a
d) e

Show answer

c) a. Hyena ends in a, like zebra and cobra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is a striped hyena most likely to be out looking for food?

a) in the afternoon
b) at night
c) at breakfast time
d) at midday

Show answer

b) at night

2. What do hyenas mostly eat?

a) fruit
b) grass
c) seeds
d) meat

Show answer

d) meat

Associated Words

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Next steps

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