Spell Bee Word: Robin

What does robin mean?

Word: Robin

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Robin means a small bird. The European robin has an orange-red chest; the Indian robin is a small dark bird with a reddish patch under its tail.

How do you spell robin?

Syllables: rob - in

Tricky part: There is only one b in the middle, though children often double it.

Watch out for: robbyn, ropin

Memory tip: A robin is a little bird, so it gets just one little b.

Robin in a sentence

Example 1: A robin sat on the garden wall.

Example 2: The robin pecked at the ground for insects.

Example 3: Myra drew a robin with a red chest.

Fun Fact

The American robin is a different bird from the European robin. Settlers in America gave it the same name because its red chest reminded them of the robin back home.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pigeon
b) parot
c) robin
d) peacock

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b) parot. This talking bird has two r's in the middle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nbior

a) roibn
b) rboin
c) robin
d) robni

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c) robin. Robni, rboin and roibn are muddles; the garden bird's name is the one left.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

r_bin

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

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a) o. Robin and frog share the same short vowel sound.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

robien

a) e
b) b
c) i
d) r

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a) e. The bird's name ends in a plain in.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do robins often pull out of the ground to eat?

a) worms
b) pebbles
c) roots
d) seeds

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a) worms

2. Robins and ____ are both small birds.

a) bats
b) sparrows
c) squirrels
d) butterflies

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b) sparrows

Associated Words

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Next steps

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