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Spell Bee Word: Lioness


What does lioness mean?

Word: Lioness

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Lioness means the female of the big wild cat often called the king of the jungle.

How do you spell lioness?

Syllables: li - on - ess

Tricky part: Just add ess to lion. The n stays single, and the double letter is the ss at the very end.

Watch out for: lionness, lionese, lionees

Memory tip: Picture the lion first, then a short tail of ess behind it: that tail is where the two s's live.

Lioness in a sentence

Example 1: The lioness carried her cub gently in her mouth.

Example 2: In Gir forest we saw a lioness resting under a tree.

Example 3: A lioness can run very fast over a short distance.

Fun Fact

In a lion pride the lionesses do most of the hunting, often working as a team to bring down large animals.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the masculine form of the word:

lioness

a) lion
b) lionor
c) lioner
d) tiger

Show answer

a) lion. Take away ess and you are back to lion.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A lioness and her three cubs were sleeping in the shaid of a tree.

a) sleeping
b) cubs
c) shaid
d) lioness

Show answer

c) shaid. Shade is spelt a-d-e, like made; lioness is spelt correctly.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tigeress
b) lioness
c) godess
d) prinsess

Show answer

b) lioness. Tigress drops the e of tiger, princess is written with a c, and goddess has two d's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A baby born to a lioness is called a ____.

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

Show answer

c) cub

2. Which of these does a lioness NOT have?

a) a tail
b) sharp teeth
c) a mane
d) four paws

Show answer

c) a mane

Associated Words

backboneactressoppositeforearmresponsible
affectionreliefsympathyacquitsqueeze

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