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Spell Bee Word: Monkey


What does monkey mean?

Word: Monkey

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Monkey means a clever, playful animal with a long tail that climbs trees and swings from branches.

How do you spell monkey?

Syllables: mon - key

Tricky part: It ends in key, with a k, an e and a y. Monky and monkee are slips to watch.

Watch out for: monky, monkee

Memory tip: Picture a monkey holding a key in its tail: the word ends in key.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. monkey business: Silly or naughty behaviour. Example: "Stop the monkey business and finish your work."

Monkey in a sentence

Example 1: A monkey ran off with my cap at the hill station.

Example 2: The monkey swung from one branch to the next.

Example 3: Monkeys sat on the temple roof.

Fun Fact

Langurs and rhesus macaques are two kinds of monkeys often seen in Indian towns and temples.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) munkey
b) menkey
c) monkey
d) mankey

Show answer

c) monkey. Monkey starts with mo, with an o.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

mo_key

a) u
b) r
c) n
d) l

Show answer

c) n. Say mon-key: the n comes before the k.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nkyeom

a) monkey
b) onmkey
c) omnkey
d) mnokey

Show answer

a) monkey. Find the word key in the letters and put the other three in front.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which food do monkeys love to eat?

a) chillies
b) onions
c) bananas
d) potatoes

Show answer

c) bananas

2. What does a monkey use to grip a branch?

a) its horns
b) its wings
c) its hands
d) its beak

Show answer

c) its hands

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Next steps

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