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Spell Bee Word: Lizard

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What does lizard mean?

Word: Lizard

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Lizard means a small reptile with four short legs, a long tail and dry, scaly skin.

How do you spell lizard?

Syllables: liz - ard

Tricky part: Lizard has only one z. Lizzard is a common mistake.

Watch out for: lizzard, lizerd, lisard

Memory tip: Picture a lizard running in a zigzag up the wall: one z, right in the middle of the word.

Lizard in a sentence

Example 1: A lizard ran up the kitchen wall.

Example 2: The lizard caught a fly with its tongue.

Example 3: Lizards like to lie on warm rocks.

Fun Fact

Many lizards can drop their tail to escape from danger, and a new tail slowly grows back.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) lizad
b) lezard
c) lizard
d) lyzard

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c) lizard. The first vowel is a plain i, and no letter is left out.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dzrail

a) lziard
b) lizard
c) lizrad
d) lirzad

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b) lizard. The word ends with the d.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

lizarrd

a) d
b) r
c) l
d) z

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b) r. The r is written once.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

liz_rd

a) o
b) i
c) a
d) u

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c) a. The second beat of lizard is spelt ard, with an a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is a reptile too, just like a lizard?

a) a snake
b) a beetle
c) a mouse
d) a frog

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a) a snake

2. Which small lizard is often seen on the walls of homes in warm countries?

a) an iguana
b) a chameleon
c) a gecko
d) a Komodo dragon

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c) a gecko

Associated Words

Words that end in -ard: mustard, blackboard, skateboard, clipboard, keyboard, discard

More words from this list

peach, scrap, subject, between, compare, eyebrow, Hanukkah, leggings

Next steps

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