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What does leopard mean?

Word: Leopard

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Leopard means a big wild cat with yellow fur covered in dark spots shaped like rings.

How do you spell leopard?

Syllables: leop - ard

Tricky part: The o after le is silent, so children write lepard.

Watch out for: lepard, lepperd

Memory tip: Leopard starts with Leo, a name that means lion: write that first, and the silent o is safe.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a leopard can't change its spots: People do not easily change who they are. Example: "He said he would stop teasing, but a leopard can't change its spots."

Leopard in a sentence

Example 1: The leopard rested on a rock in the sun.

Example 2: We saw a leopard on our safari in Rajasthan.

Example 3: A leopard hunts mostly at night.

Fun Fact

In Asia and Africa, a black panther is usually a leopard with very dark fur; in the Americas it is usually a jaguar. In bright light you can still see the spots.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) leoperd
b) squirrel
c) elephant
d) giraffe

Show answer

a) leoperd. Leopard ends in a-r-d.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

cat, ____, tiger, elephant

a) rabbit
b) mouse
c) leopard
d) squirrel

Show answer

c) leopard. A leopard is far bigger than a cat, a tiger is bigger still, and an elephant is the biggest of all.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

leoppard

a) l
b) p
c) d
d) o

Show answer

b) p. Only one p comes after the o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People often mix up a leopard with a ____.

a) deer
b) wolf
c) zebra
d) cheetah

Show answer

d) cheetah

2. Where does a leopard often carry its food to eat it safely?

a) into a nest
b) up a tree
c) into a lake
d) onto a road

Show answer

b) up a tree

Associated Words

Words that end in -ard: yard, mustard, wizard, lizard, beard, blackboard

More words from this list

parade, scarf, straighten, while, beetle, cockroach, evening, guide

Next steps

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