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Spell Bee Word: mammal


Basic Details

Word: Mammal

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: An animal with hair or fur whose babies drink milk from their mother. Humans, cows, bats and whales are all mammals.

How to Spell Mammal

Syllables: mam - mal

Tricky part: There are three m's: a double m in the middle and one at the start. The ending is al, not el or le.

Watch out for: mamal, mammel, mammle

Memory tip: Mamma feeds her baby milk, and that is what makes a mammal. Write mam, then mal.

Usage Examples

Example 1: A bat is the only mammal that can truly fly.

Example 2: We learnt that a dolphin breathes air because it is a mammal, not a fish.

Example 3: The Indian elephant is the largest land mammal in Asia.

Fun Fact

The blue whale is the largest mammal that has ever lived, heavier than any dinosaur found so far.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) reptile
b) vertebrate
c) amphibian
d) mammel

Show answer

d) mammel. The animal group word ends in al, like animal, not el.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our science teacher asked us to name one mamal that lays eggs.

a) mamal
b) teacher
c) eggs
d) science

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a) mamal. Mammal needs a double m in the middle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lmaamm

a) llama
b) mamba
c) mamma
d) mammal

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d) mammal. There are three m's and one l here; llama has two l's and mamba needs a b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a mammal?

a) a frog
b) a crocodile
c) a goat
d) a sparrow

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c) a goat

2. Baby mammals are fed on ____.

a) sea water
b) seeds
c) their mother's milk
d) insects only

Show answer

c) their mother's milk

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