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Spell Bee Word: Peg


What does peg mean?

Word: Peg

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Peg means a small piece of wood or plastic that grips wet clothes to keep them on a washing line. A peg can also be a hook on a wall for hanging a coat or bag.

How do you spell peg?

Syllables: peg

Tricky part: The middle sound is a short e, so it is never pag; pig is a different word.

Watch out for: pag, peeg

Memory tip: Smile a little as you say the middle sound; a wide open mouth would give you the wrong letter.

Peg in a sentence

Example 1: Each child in our class has a peg with a name card for their coat.

Example 2: Papa pushed a peg into the soft ground to hold the tent down.

Example 3: A bright yellow peg held my painting up on the art room string.

Fun Fact

Wooden clothes pegs with a small metal spring have been in use for well over a hundred years.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) towel
b) bucket
c) pegg
d) basket

Show answer

c) pegg. This little word ends with a single g, so one of the two g's must go.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with peg?

a) leg
b) peck
c) pen
d) pig

Show answer

a) leg. Leg ends in the same eg sound; pig, peck and pen each change one sound.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Mum shut the open bag of rice with a peg to keep it frech.

a) only frech
b) only shut
c) rice and bag
d) frech and peg

Show answer

a) only frech. Fresh ends in sh, the sound you make to ask for quiet.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. pen 2. pet 3. peg

a) 132
b) 321
c) 312
d) 213

Show answer

c) 312. They all begin with pe, so the third letters decide: g, then n, then t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a peg used for?

a) cooking rice
b) measuring height
c) holding things in place
d) cutting paper

Show answer

c) holding things in place

2. Which of these is most like a peg?

a) a drum
b) a bowl
c) a clip
d) a brush

Show answer

c) a clip

Associated Words

More Class 2 Winter Spell Bee words starting with pe: petal, petunia, petrol

More words from this list

sale, strain, unicorn, back, cobweb, ebb, grater, library

Next steps

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