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Spell Bee Word: Stray


What does stray mean?

Word: Stray

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Used for an animal, such as a dog or cat, that has nobody looking after it and wanders about the streets.

How do you spell stray?

Syllables: stray

Tricky part: The long a sound at the end is spelt ay, as in play, not ey or ai.

Watch out for: strey, strai

Memory tip: A stray puppy likes to play all day: stray, play and day all end the same way.

Stray in a sentence

Example 1: A stray puppy followed us to school.

Example 2: Ammi puts out water for the stray cats in summer.

Example 3: The stray dog wagged its tail at the guard.

Fun Fact

Many Indian housing societies set up feeding spots so that stray cats and dogs get food and clean water.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) kitten
b) sray
c) puppy
d) basket

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b) sray. A t is missing: stray starts s-t.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

stray

a) hungry
b) sleepy
c) friendly
d) homeless

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d) homeless. A stray animal has nowhere to live, so homeless is the word that matches.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

st_ay

a) l
b) w
c) e
d) r

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d) r. Without the r, the word would not say stray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Stay close to Papa at the fair and do not stray. What does stray mean here?

a) wander off
b) fall asleep
c) cry loudly
d) run back

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a) wander off

2. What should you do when a stray dog comes near you?

a) run away very fast
b) bend down and pat it
c) stay calm and walk slowly
d) shout to scare it off

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c) stay calm and walk slowly

Associated Words

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