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Spell Bee Word: poultry


Basic Details

Word: Poultry

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Birds such as chickens, ducks and turkeys that are kept for their eggs or meat.

Synonyms: fowl, domestic birds

Sounds like: paltry (very small and of little value)

How to Spell Poultry

Syllables: poul - try

Tricky part: The first part is poul, with ou, and the ending is try. There is no e between the t and r.

Watch out for: poltry, poultery, poultary

Memory tip: The little word try sits at the end: poul + try. Hens try hard to lay an egg a day.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My uncle runs a poultry farm near Namakkal.

Example 2: The poultry were let out of the coop every morning.

Example 3: Bird flu can spread quickly through poultry.

Fun Fact

India is one of the biggest egg producers in the world, and Namakkal in Tamil Nadu is famous for its many poultry farms.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) harvest
b) poultery
c) livestock
d) fodder

Show answer

b) poultery. The ending is just -try, with no e before the r.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: poultry

a) cattle
b) fowl
c) cereal
d) fishery

Show answer

b) fowl. Fowl are birds kept for eggs and meat; cattle are cows and buffaloes.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

p_ultr_

a) o, y
b) u, y
c) o, i
d) a, y

Show answer

a) o, y. The word starts with pou and ends with y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is poultry?

a) a cow
b) a horse
c) a goat
d) a duck

Show answer

d) a duck

2. Poultry farmers mainly sell ____.

a) eggs and chicken
b) honey and wax
c) wool and leather
d) milk and butter

Show answer

a) eggs and chicken

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