Spell Bee Word: Salmon

What does salmon mean?

Word: Salmon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Salmon means a large silver fish with pink flesh that is good to eat.

How do you spell salmon?

Syllables: sal - mon

Tricky part: The l is silent. Say the word as it should be said and that letter is easy to forget when you write.

Watch out for: samon, sammon

Memory tip: Picture the salmon leaping: the tall letter l leaps up in the middle of the word without a sound.

Salmon in a sentence

Example 1: Dad cooked salmon with lemon and rice on Sunday.

Example 2: We watched a salmon leap up a waterfall in a nature film.

Example 3: Smoked salmon is a popular breakfast in parts of Scotland.

Fun Fact

A salmon can find its way back to the very stream where it hatched, and scientists think it may follow the smell of the water.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

olnsma

a) salmon
b) lemons
c) solemn
d) almond

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

s_lm_n

a) a, o
b) o, o
c) a, e
d) e, o

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

salmmon

a) m
b) o
c) a
d) s

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) debris
b) autumn
c) salmon
d) rasberry

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A young salmon hatches in a cold river. Where does it usually go as it grows?

a) across land to a nearby pond
b) deep underground into caves
c) up into a mountain glacier
d) down the river to the sea

2. If a dress is described as salmon, what colour is it?

a) a dark green
b) an orange pink
c) a pale blue
d) a deep purple