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Spell Bee Word: Pig


What does pig mean?

Word: Pig

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pig means a farm animal with a round body, short legs and a flat nose called a snout.

How do you spell pig?

Syllables: pig

Tricky part: Small children often turn the p round and write a b, d or q instead. The p has a straight line going down and a round part on the right.

Watch out for: qig, pyg

Memory tip: Before you write it, trace a p in the air with one finger: start at the top, go straight down, then come back up to draw its round tummy on the right.

Pig in a sentence

Example 1: Grandpa has a fat pink pig on his farm.

Example 2: The little pig ran to the gate for its food.

Example 3: We saw a pig rolling in the mud near the pond.

Fun Fact

A pig cannot sweat much, so on a hot day it rolls in mud to cool its skin.

Practise the CREST Way

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

pi_

a) b
b) k
c) d
d) g

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d) g. The word ends with the same sound you hear at the start of goat.

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) pigh
b) pihg
c) pig
d) piig

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c) pig. Three short letters are all it needs, with one small i in the middle.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

sun ---> nap ---> ____

a) hen
b) cat
c) dog
d) pig

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d) pig. Nap stops on a p, so the next word must start with p. Hen, dog and cat start with other letters.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

gpi

a) pgi
b) pig

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b) pig. Put the p at the front and you can read the farm animal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does a pig make?

a) oink
b) woof
c) moo
d) quack

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a) oink

2. Which part of a pig is often curly?

a) its nose
b) its ears
c) its tail
d) its legs

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c) its tail

More words from this list

sag, toy, yet, book, did, gum, jam, mop

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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