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Spell Bee Word: Paw


What does paw mean?

Word: Paw

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Paw means the foot of an animal such as a cat, dog or bear, with soft pads underneath and claws or nails.

How do you spell paw?

Syllables: paw

Tricky part: Paw has the same vowel sound as ball and talk. That sound is written with an a here, never an o.

Watch out for: pawe, paow

Memory tip: Hold up your hand like a little animal foot and say paw: the sound is the one in ball, and it is spelt with an a.

Paw in a sentence

Example 1: Our puppy left a muddy print on the clean floor with its front paw.

Example 2: The kitten tapped the ball of wool with one soft paw.

Example 3: A polar bear has very wide paws for walking on snow.

Fun Fact

Most cats have five toes on each front paw but only four on each back paw.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

pa_

a) i
b) o
c) e
d) w

Show answer

d) w. The letter that ends this word is the one that ends cow, though it is said differently here.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) fur
b) kiten
c) paw
d) puppy

Show answer

b) kiten. Kitten doubles its t, just like mitten.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My dog gave me his paw and wagged his tial happily.

a) paw
b) wagged
c) happily
d) tial

Show answer

d) tial. Tail has the a before the i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal has paws?

a) a snail
b) a fish
c) a parrot
d) a tiger

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d) a tiger

2. Why do the soft pads under a cat's paws help it?

a) they keep its fur clean
b) they make its tail longer
c) they let it walk very quietly
d) they help it see in the dark

Show answer

c) they let it walk very quietly

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with pa: parade, page, pancake, panda, parachute, packet

More words from this list

scientist, string, wise, bench, compare, eyelash, hardware, lesson

Next steps

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