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Spell Bee Word: Jaguar

Jaguar (noun): a big wild cat with a spotted coat that lives in hot, wet forests.


What does jaguar mean?

Word: Jaguar

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Jaguar means a big wild cat with a spotted coat that lives in hot, wet forests.

How do you spell jaguar?

Syllables: jag - u - ar

Tricky part: The middle u is easy to miss or swap for w, because we say jag-war.

Watch out for: jagwar, jagur

Memory tip: Picture the jaguar asking you to race: the u in the middle stands for you.

Jaguar in a sentence

Example 1: The jaguar rested on a branch by the river.

Example 2: A jaguar is a good swimmer.

Example 3: We read about the jaguar in our animal book.

Fun Fact

The jaguar is the largest wild cat in the Americas and the third largest in the world, after the tiger and the lion.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) leopard
b) jaguer
c) cheetah
d) panther

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b) jaguer. Jaguar finishes with a-r, not e-r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rugaaj

a) ajguar
b) jguaar
c) jaguar
d) gujaar

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c) jaguar. Start with the j, and the r goes last.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ja_uar

a) c
b) k
c) g
d) j

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c) g. Only g makes the name of the big cat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do wild jaguars live?

a) in Africa
b) in Europe
c) in Australia
d) in South America

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d) in South America

2. A baby jaguar is called a ____.

a) cub
b) kid
c) foal
d) calf

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a) cub

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with j: jumpsuit, juice, join, jackal, jelly, jaw

More words from this list

music, rainy, space, tunic, apart, carriage, Diwali, giraffe

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