Spell Bee Word: Stallion

What does stallion mean?

Word: Stallion

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Stallion means an adult male horse.

How do you spell stallion?

Syllables: stal - lion

Tricky part: Pupils often write one l. The word needs two of them in the middle.

Watch out for: stalion, stallione

Memory tip: A horse's two front legs stand straight and tall, just like the two l's in the middle of the word.

Stallion in a sentence

Example 1: The Marwari stallion raised its curved ears and trotted around the ring.

Example 2: Our riding teacher brushed the brown stallion until its coat shone.

Example 3: A white stallion led the procession through the town.

Fun Fact

The word is linked to stall, the small space in a stable where a horse is kept.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word:

stallion

a) mare
b) stallioness
c) vixen
d) ewe

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a) mare. A mare is the female of the horse, and English has no form like stallioness.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

stall_o_

a) e, n
b) i, m
c) i, n
d) y, n

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c) i, n. It ends the same way as million and billion.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ntlsoail

a) station
b) stalling
c) stallion
d) pavilion

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c) stallion. Station is too short, and stalling and pavilion need a g and a p, so only one word uses all eight letters.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rhinoseros
b) stallion
c) crocodyle
d) girraffe

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b) stallion. Rhinoceros has a c, giraffe has one r, and crocodile has an i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could a stallion never be?

a) the father of a foal
b) the mother of a foal
c) a horse in a parade
d) the winner of a race

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b) the mother of a foal

2. Which animal belongs to the same family as a stallion?

a) a zebra
b) a goat
c) a bison
d) a camel

Show answer

a) a zebra

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Next steps

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