Spell Bee Word: Leg

What does leg mean?

Word: Leg

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Leg means the part of your body you stand and walk on. You have two legs.

How do you spell leg?

Syllables: leg

Tricky part: The vowel in the middle is e. Write a by mistake and you get lag, which means to fall behind.

Watch out for: leag, lehg

Memory tip: Leg has the same short e as elephant. Picture an elephant standing on its four strong legs.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. pull someone's leg: to joke with someone by telling them something untrue Example: "Didi was pulling my leg when she said school was closed."

Leg in a sentence

Example 1: I hurt my leg when I fell off my cycle.

Example 2: A table has four legs.

Example 3: The flamingo stood on one leg in the water.

Fun Fact

A spider has eight legs, but an insect such as an ant has six.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) legg
b) leg

Show answer

a) legg. Legg has one letter too many at the end.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with leg.

a) big
b) beg

Show answer

b) beg. Beg and leg sound alike at the end. Big has a different sound in the middle.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_eg

a) f
b) l

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b) l. Feg is not a word. Put l in the gap and you have leg.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

leg ---> gift ---> ____

a) gold
b) tub

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b) tub. Gift finishes with t, so tub, which starts with t, comes next.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many legs does a hen have?

a) two
b) six
c) eight
d) four

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a) two

2. Which animal has no legs at all?

a) a horse
b) a frog
c) a cat
d) a snake

Show answer

d) a snake

Associated Words

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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