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Spell Bee Word: Sniff


What does sniff mean?

Word: Sniff

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Sniff means to breathe in sharply with a small noise, often to smell something.

How do you spell sniff?

Syllables: sniff

Tricky part: Sniff ends with a double f. Children hear one quick f sound and write only one.

Watch out for: snif, snife

Memory tip: Hold the ffff sound as you breathe in, and let your pencil hold it too: one f is never enough.

Sniff in a sentence

Example 1: Sniff the mango: does it smell ripe?

Example 2: The rabbit gave the carrot a sniff and then ate it.

Example 3: Dadi took a long sniff of the jasmine.

Fun Fact

When a dog follows a trail, it can take several short sniffs every second.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our puppy likes to sneff my school shoes.

a) sneff
b) school
c) shoes
d) puppy

Show answer

a) sneff. The vowel in the middle is a short i, as in sit.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) garden
b) perfum
c) flower
d) sniff

Show answer

b) perfum. Perfume ends with a silent e, like cake and plane.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_iff

a) r
b) l
c) m
d) n

Show answer

d) n. The sound after the s is the n of nose.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

fisnf

a) sinff
b) sniff
c) nsiff
d) snfif

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b) sniff. Snfif and sinff put the vowel in the wrong place, and nsiff cannot be said.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moti the dog sniffs every tree on his walk. What is he using?

a) his paws
b) his ears
c) his nose
d) his tail

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c) his nose

2. Mama sniffs the milk before she pours it. Why?

a) to cool it down
b) to make it sweet
c) to make it warm
d) to check it is fresh

Show answer

d) to check it is fresh

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with s: sugar, singer, sheep, stand, shake, season

More words from this list

turkey, athlete, bunch, crown, finish, honest, muffin, quiet

Next steps

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