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Spell Bee Word: Mum


What does mum mean?

Word: Mum

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mum means a word for mother, used in Britain and many other countries. Many children also call her mummy.

Synonyms: mother, mummy

How do you spell mum?

Syllables: mum

Tricky part: Mum has a u in the middle. Mom, with an o, is the American spelling; British English uses mum.

Watch out for: muum, maum

Memory tip: Mum has a u in the middle, the same as us and up. Mum looks after us.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. keep mum: To stay quiet and not tell anyone. Example: "Keep mum about the surprise party for my sister."

Mum in a sentence

Example 1: Mum braids my hair before school.

Example 2: I helped Mum fold the clothes.

Example 3: Mum, look at my drawing.

Fun Fact

In many countries, Mother's Day, a day to say thank you to mums, is usually kept on the second Sunday of May.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mumm
b) mum

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b) mum. Mum ends in a single m; mumm adds a second one.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'mum':

a) thumb
b) moon

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a) thumb. Thumb sounds like mum at the end because its b is silent; moon has a long oo.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_um

a) m
b) n

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a) m. Mum begins and ends with the same letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is your mum's mum?

a) your little cousin
b) your mother's sister
c) your older sister
d) your grandmother

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d) your grandmother

2. What else do many children call their mum?

a) Papa
b) Grandma
c) Mummy
d) Grandpa

Show answer

c) Mummy

More words from this list

plan, show, they, work, blog, cost, film, hi

Next steps

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