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Spell Bee Word: Ox


What does ox mean?

Word: Ox

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ox means a big, strong animal of the cattle family, used to pull carts and ploughs.

How do you spell ox?

Syllables: ox

Tricky part: The ks sound at the end is spelt x, not ks or cks. Children write ocks or okx.

Watch out for: ocks, okx, oxks

Memory tip: Put a b in front of ox and you get box.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. as strong as an ox: Very strong. Example: "Our milkman can lift two big cans; he is as strong as an ox."

Ox in a sentence

Example 1: An ox pulled the cart to the village fair.

Example 2: The farmer gave the ox water to drink.

Example 3: An ox can plough a field all morning.

Fun Fact

In the Chinese calendar, every twelfth year is called the Year of the Ox.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) oux
b) oax
c) oxe
d) ox

Show answer

d) ox. Ox has no vowel after the o and nothing after the x.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

ox

a) calf
b) horse
c) bullock
d) lamb

Show answer

c) bullock. In India an ox that pulls a cart is often called a bullock.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The farmer led his oxx to the river.

a) farmer
b) river
c) led
d) oxx

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d) oxx. Ox ends with just one x.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does an ox make?

a) a loud neigh
b) a soft bleat
c) a low moo
d) a sharp bark

Show answer

c) a low moo

2. What does an ox eat?

a) nuts and honey
b) grass and hay
c) meat and fish
d) bread and jam

Show answer

b) grass and hay

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