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Spell Bee Word: Owl

Owl (noun): a bird with a round, flat face, big eyes and soft feathers, which hoots.


What does owl mean?

Word: Owl

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Owl means a bird with a round, flat face, big eyes and soft feathers, which hoots.

How do you spell owl?

Syllables: owl

Tricky part: The ow sound in owl is spelt with o and w. Children often write ou instead.

Watch out for: oul, aul

Memory tip: The ow of owl is the same as in cow and now: picture an owl sitting on a cow's back at night.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. night owl: A person who likes to stay awake late at night. Example: "My sister is a night owl; she reads till midnight."

Owl in a sentence

Example 1: An owl sat on a branch of the banyan tree.

Example 2: The owl's big eyes glowed in the torchlight.

Example 3: We saw a picture of a white owl in our science book.

Fun Fact

An owl cannot roll its eyes around, so it turns its whole head instead, as far as about 270 degrees.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We heard an owle hooting at night.

a) owle
b) night
c) heard
d) hooting

Show answer

a) owle. Owl stops at the l; it has no e.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ow_

a) l
b) k
c) d
d) b

Show answer

a) l. The bird's name finishes with l, as in leaf.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) owl
b) parrot
c) peacock
d) sparow

Show answer

d) sparow. Sparrow needs rr in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An owl's big eyes help it to ____.

a) swim under water
b) see in dim light
c) keep warm
d) smell its food

Show answer

b) see in dim light

2. Owls eat mostly ____.

a) mice and insects
b) nuts and seeds
c) flowers and honey
d) grass and leaves

Show answer

a) mice and insects

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with o: olive, October, ox, origin, orange, outside

More words from this list

rock, stray, white, barge, frame, jungle, opera, rider

Next steps

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