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Spell Bee Word: Mule


What does mule mean?

Word: Mule

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mule means a strong animal that is half donkey and half horse.

Sounds like: mewl (to cry weakly, like a hungry kitten)

How do you spell mule?

Syllables: mule

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but it makes the u say its name. Without it you would read mul.

Watch out for: mul, mool, muel

Memory tip: Think of the silent e as the mule's tail: you never hear it, but it is always there at the end.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. as stubborn as a mule: Refusing to change your mind or do what others ask. Example: "My little brother was as stubborn as a mule about his bath."

Mule in a sentence

Example 1: The mule has long ears like a donkey.

Example 2: The farmer gave the mule a bundle of hay.

Example 3: A little bell jingled on the mule's neck.

Fun Fact

Mules almost never have babies of their own, so every mule comes from a donkey and a horse.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mulle
b) mule
c) myule
d) mewle

Show answer

b) mule. Mule is short: just four letters, ending in a silent e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

luem

a) umle
b) mule
c) ulme
d) mlue

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b) mule. Start with the m, then read the letters aloud until they say the name of the animal.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The mual carried two sacks of rice up the hill.

a) sacks
b) carried
c) mual
d) rice

Show answer

c) mual. There is no a in mule; the e at the end is silent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A baby mule is called a ____.

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

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b) foal

2. In the hills, mules are often used to ____.

a) guard the sheep
b) pull fishing boats
c) give us milk
d) carry heavy loads

Show answer

d) carry heavy loads

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with m: mirror, mouse, mouth, morning, maize, mother

More words from this list

quiz, smooth, trunk, arm, build, crow, finch, holiday

Next steps

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