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Spell Bee Word: Jaw

Jaw (noun): the bony part at the bottom of your face that moves up and down when you talk or eat.


What does jaw mean?

Word: Jaw

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Jaw means the bony part at the bottom of your face that moves up and down when you talk or eat.

How do you spell jaw?

Syllables: jaw

Tricky part: Some children add an e after the w, writing jawe, because many short words end in a silent e. Jaw does not.

Watch out for: jawe, jow

Memory tip: Snap the jaw shut as soon as the word ends: no silent e after it.

Jaw in a sentence

Example 1: The dentist checked my teeth and jaw.

Example 2: Open your jaw wide and say aah.

Example 3: My jaw felt tired after I chewed the hard sugarcane.

Fun Fact

Your lower jawbone is the only bone in your head that you can move on purpose.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The puppy held a stick in its jhaw.

a) jhaw
b) puppy
c) held
d) stick

Show answer

a) jhaw. Jaw starts with a plain j; no h comes after it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) tongue
b) forehead
c) jau
d) eyebrow

Show answer

c) jau. Jau is a slip: jaw is spelt with a w.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

wja

a) ajw
b) awj
c) jwa
d) jaw

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d) jaw. Start with j, and the a-w pair comes after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal has the strongest jaws?

a) a deer
b) a crocodile
c) a giraffe
d) a rabbit

Show answer

b) a crocodile

2. Which part of your body is just below your jaw?

a) your neck
b) your nose
c) your forehead
d) your eyebrows

Show answer

a) your neck

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ja: jacket, jaguar, jackal

More words from this list

neigh, reality, spade, twelve, approve, caterpillar, doormat, gloomy

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