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Spell Bee Word: Quail

Quail (noun): a small, plump brown bird with a short tail. It spends most of its time on the ground.

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What does quail mean?

Word: Quail

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Quail means a small, plump brown bird with a short tail. It spends most of its time on the ground.

How do you spell quail?

Syllables: quail

Tricky part: The kw sound at the start is written qu. Children write kwail or qwail.

Watch out for: kwail, qwail, kuail

Memory tip: Q never goes anywhere without its friend u, so quail starts q-u.

Quail in a sentence

Example 1: A quail ran across the dusty path.

Example 2: Quail eggs are tiny and have brown spots.

Example 3: The farmer keeps quails in a big wire cage.

Fun Fact

Quail eggs are so small that it takes about five or six of them to weigh as much as one hen's egg.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) quaile
b) eagle
c) pigeon
d) parrot

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a) quaile. Quail ends with the l; there is no e after it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

qua_l

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

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d) i. A and i together give the ay sound, as in tail.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

liqau

a) quila
b) qulai
c) qulia
d) quail

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d) quail. Keep q and u together at the front; the word ends with l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A baby quail is called a ____.

a) calf
b) kitten
c) cub
d) chick

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d) chick

2. A quail pecks at the ground to find ____.

a) meat and bones
b) fruit and nectar
c) fish and frogs
d) seeds and insects

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d) seeds and insects

Associated Words

Words that start with qua: quarrel, quantity, quarter, qualifier, quality

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