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Spell Bee Word: Swan


What does swan mean?

Word: Swan

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Swan means a large water bird, usually white, with a long, curved neck.

How do you spell swan?

Syllables: swan

Tricky part: After w, the letter a sounds like o, so it is easy to pick the wrong vowel.

Watch out for: swon, swahn

Memory tip: After w, a often says o: swan, want, wash and watch all follow this rule.

Swan in a sentence

Example 1: A white swan glided across the lake.

Example 2: The swan tucked its head under its wing.

Example 3: We fed the ducks, but the swan stayed away.

Fun Fact

Many swans keep the same partner for years and come back to the same nesting place.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) feather
b) sparrow
c) swann
d) peacock

Show answer

c) swann. Swan ends with just one n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_an

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

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c) w. Swan starts with sw, like swing and swap.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

egg, cygnet, ____

a) goose
b) swan
c) duck
d) hen

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b) swan. A cygnet hatches from the egg, and only a cygnet grows up into a swan.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The white swan swam slowly to the little iland.

a) white
b) swam
c) iland
d) little

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c) iland. Island has a silent s after the i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these birds also swims on ponds and lakes?

a) a crow
b) a duck
c) a pigeon
d) a parrot

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b) a duck

2. Most swans are white. What colour are the swans of Australia?

a) pink
b) yellow
c) orange
d) black

Show answer

d) black

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with s: share, skateboard, stunt, slipper, sleep, soup

More words from this list

write, beautiful, cheer, door, future, kitten, palm, sailor

Next steps

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