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Spell Bee Word: Panther


What does panther mean?

Word: Panther

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Panther means a big wild cat. A black panther is a leopard or jaguar with a very dark coat.

How do you spell panther?

Syllables: pan - ther

Tricky part: The th in panther sounds like the th in thin. Children write panter or panthar.

Watch out for: panter, panthar, pantheer

Memory tip: A panther and a tiger are both big cats, and both names end in er.

Panther in a sentence

Example 1: A black panther was seen in the forest at Kabini.

Example 2: The panther crept quietly through the tall grass.

Example 3: Bagheera in The Jungle Book is a black panther.

Fun Fact

A black panther still has spots. You can see them on its dark coat in bright light.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) penther
b) pinther
c) panther
d) punther

Show answer

c) panther. The first vowel in panther is a short a, as in cat.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hantrep

a) pnather
b) apnther
c) panther
d) napther

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c) panther. All four end in ther; read them aloud and pick the big wild cat.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

pa_ther

a) n
b) m
c) r
d) l

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a) n. Say the word slowly and you hear an n just before the th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A panther is a big cat. So is ____.

a) a tiger
b) a wolf
c) a fox
d) a bear

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a) a tiger

2. A panther often rests up in a ____.

a) burrow
b) nest
c) pond
d) tree

Show answer

d) tree

Associated Words

Words that end in -ther: brother, grandmother, whether, grandfather

More words from this list

salad, summer, wolf, bear, check, dolphin, fumble, kitchen

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