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Spell Bee Word: Squirrel


What does squirrel mean?

Word: Squirrel

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Squirrel means a small, furry animal with a big bushy tail that runs up and down trees.

How do you spell squirrel?

Syllables: squir - rel

Tricky part: After the q comes a u, even though you hear kw.

Watch out for: skwirrel, sqirrel

Memory tip: In almost every English word, q is followed by u, and squirrel is no different.

Squirrel in a sentence

Example 1: A squirrel ran along the wall with a peanut in its mouth.

Example 2: We saw a squirrel in the guava tree.

Example 3: The squirrel flicked its tail and ran away.

Fun Fact

The Indian palm squirrel, often seen in gardens, has three pale stripes along its back.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) squirrel
b) squirral
c) squirrul
d) squirrle

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a) squirrel. Camel and this furry animal finish with the same two letters.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

squiirrel

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

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a) i. One i is enough after the qu.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lerisqru

a) squrirel
b) squierrl
c) squirelr
d) squirrel

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d) squirrel. All four keep q and u together, so look at what comes after them.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A squirel ran up the mango tree.

a) ran
b) squirel
c) tree
d) mango

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b) squirel. The r sound in the middle is written with two r's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a squirrel love to nibble?

a) paper
b) stones
c) nuts
d) soap

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c) nuts

2. Where does a squirrel usually make its home?

a) in a tree
b) in a pond
c) in a cave
d) in a beehive

Show answer

a) in a tree

Associated Words

Words that start with squ: squat, squeeze, squabble, squad, squid

More words from this list

vinegar, awful, chew, Easter, graph, kayak, nutmeg, remote

Next steps

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