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Spell Bee Word: Mouse


What does mouse mean?

Word: Mouse

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mouse means a small animal with a pointed nose, round ears and a long thin tail. The plural is mice.

How do you spell mouse?

Syllables: mouse

Tricky part: The ow sound is spelt ou, as in out and shout. Mowse is a slip children make by sound.

Watch out for: mowse, mause

Memory tip: Out and mouse share the same ou: picture a mouse running out of its hole.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. as quiet as a mouse: Very quiet. Example: "The baby was asleep, so we were as quiet as a mouse."

Mouse in a sentence

Example 1: A mouse ran under the cupboard.

Example 2: The mouse nibbled a grain of rice.

Example 3: Click the mouse to open the game.

Fun Fact

The computer mouse got its name because early ones, with a wire like a tail, looked a bit like the animal.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mouse
b) mouze
c) mousce
d) mouce

Show answer

a) mouse. The hissing sound near the end of mouse is an s, not a c or a z.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A little mous ran under the bed.

a) bed
b) under
c) mous
d) little

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c) mous. Mouse needs a silent e at the end.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

ant, ____, cat, horse

a) elephant
b) giraffe
c) camel
d) mouse

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d) mouse. Each animal is bigger than the one before it. A mouse is bigger than an ant but smaller than a cat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In many stories, a mouse loves to nibble ____.

a) bones
b) honey
c) cheese
d) grass

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c) cheese

2. A mouse runs and hides when it sees a ____.

a) cow
b) sheep
c) cat
d) goat

Show answer

c) cat

Associated Words

thirteentomatoteethattackactor
beautifulquizdulllarkindigo

More words from this list

puzzle, slice, trolley, anywhere, brown, create, feeling, helpful

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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