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Spell Bee Word: Pony

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What does pony mean?

Word: Pony

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pony means a kind of small horse. Children often ride one at a fair or in a hill town.

How do you spell pony?

Syllables: po - ny

Tricky part: Pony ends in a plain y, not ey as in donkey or ee. Children write poney or ponee.

Watch out for: poney, ponee, ponie

Memory tip: Pony, baby and lady all end in a plain y: a baby can ride a small pony.

Pony in a sentence

Example 1: We rode a pony at the fair.

Example 2: The pony shook its long mane.

Example 3: Children take pony rides in the hill town.

Fun Fact

The ponytail hairstyle got its name because it looks like the swishing tail of a pony.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) poany
b) pany
c) pony
d) pouny

Show answer

c) pony. The first vowel is a plain o, as in pot.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ponny

a) p
b) n
c) y
d) o

Show answer

b) n. Pony has a single n in the middle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nopy

a) onpy
b) pony
c) pnoy
d) opny

Show answer

b) pony. Start with p, then the vowel, then n.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We fed the pony a crunchy carot.

a) fed
b) carot
c) crunchy
d) pony

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b) carot. Carrot has a double r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ponies are usually fed ____.

a) meat and bones
b) seeds and worms
c) grass and hay
d) fish and rice

Show answer

c) grass and hay

2. What is put on a pony's back before a ride?

a) a rucksack
b) a tray
c) a saddle
d) a pillow

Show answer

c) a saddle

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with p: push, penguin, pillowcase, pastry, parade, poke

More words from this list

toboggan, across, bungalow, daughter, hornet, march, pleasant, shelf

Next steps

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