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Spell Bee Word: Snail


What does snail mean?

Word: Snail

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Snail means a small, slow animal with a soft body and a hard, curly shell on its back.

How do you spell snail?

Syllables: snail

Tricky part: The long a in the middle is spelt ai, as in rain.

Watch out for: snal, sneil, snale

Memory tip: A snail leaves a trail, and both words use ai.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. at a snail's pace: Very slowly. Example: "The traffic moved at a snail's pace in the rain."

Snail in a sentence

Example 1: A snail crawled up the garden wall.

Example 2: A snail sat very still on a wet leaf.

Example 3: We found three snails on the path near the pond.

Fun Fact

A snail keeps the same shell all its life. The shell grows bigger as the snail grows.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rabbit
b) spider
c) snaile
d) beetle

Show answer

c) snaile. No silent e is needed at the end of snail.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

____, tortoise, rabbit, cheetah

a) snail
b) horse
c) lion
d) deer

Show answer

a) snail. The animals get faster along the line, so the slowest one of all comes first.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

snaill

a) s
b) n
c) i
d) l

Show answer

d) l. Snail has only one l at the end, so one of them must go.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A snail crawled across a cabage leaf.

a) snail
b) crawled
c) leaf
d) cabage

Show answer

d) cabage. Cabbage has a double b in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are you most likely to see snails out in the garden?

a) during a dust storm
b) on a hot, dry noon
c) on a cold, dry night
d) after it rains

Show answer

d) after it rains

2. What does a snail do when it is in danger?

a) hides inside its shell
b) digs a deep hole
c) runs away fast
d) flies up into a tree

Show answer

a) hides inside its shell

Associated Words

Words that end in -ail: quail, detail, mail

More words from this list

Tuesday, artist, bull, crowd, finger, homework, mouth, quick

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