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Spell Bee Word: Sparrow


What does sparrow mean?

Word: Sparrow

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sparrow means a small brown and grey bird often seen near houses, hopping about.

How do you spell sparrow?

Syllables: spar - row

Tricky part: Sparrow has a double r in the middle.

Watch out for: sparow, sparrrow

Memory tip: Two wings, two r's: picture a sparrow spreading both wings in the middle of the word.

Sparrow in a sentence

Example 1: A sparrow sat on our window and looked in.

Example 2: Two sparrows splashed in the water bowl on our balcony.

Example 3: We kept a bowl of water out for the sparrows.

Fun Fact

World Sparrow Day is marked on 20 March every year to help protect house sparrows.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sparrow
b) sparroe
c) sparrou
d) sparro

Show answer

a) sparrow. Sparrow ends in ow, like window.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rapsrow

a) sraprow
b) sparrow
c) sparorw
d) sprarow

Show answer

b) sparrow. These seven letters make a small brown bird you often see near houses.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A sperrow hopped on our balcony.

a) balcony
b) sperrow
c) hopped
d) our

Show answer

b) sperrow. The bird starts with spar, with an a after the p.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does a sparrow make?

a) a hoot
b) a caw
c) a quack
d) a chirp

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d) a chirp

2. What does a sparrow build to lay its eggs in?

a) a nest
b) a den
c) a hive
d) a burrow

Show answer

a) a nest

Associated Words

Words that end in -row: grow, tomorrow, throw, crow, arrow, eyebrow

More words from this list

violet, award, capital, dark, float, impala, needle, remark

Next steps

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