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Spell Bee Word: Tail


What does tail mean?

Word: Tail

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tail means the part at the back of an animal's body that sticks out, such as a dog's or a cat's.

Antonyms: head

Sounds like: tale (a story)

How do you spell tail?

Syllables: tail

Tricky part: The animal part is spelt ai. Tale, with a-e, sounds the same but means a story.

Watch out for: tayl, tal

Memory tip: Tale with a-e is a story you read. Tail with ai is on an animal: picture the thin i as a tail hanging down.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. can't make head or tail of it: cannot understand something at all Example: "The instructions were so messy that I couldn't make head or tail of them."

Tail in a sentence

Example 1: The puppy wagged its tail when I came home.

Example 2: A squirrel's bushy tail helps it balance.

Example 3: The kite had a long paper tail.

Fun Fact

A kangaroo uses its thick, strong tail to balance, and even leans back on it like a fifth leg.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with tail?

a) tell
b) tall
c) towel
d) whale

Show answer

d) whale. Whale and tail both have the long a sound followed by l.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the word after the blank to make a new word:

Riya tied her long hair in a _______tail.

a) poney
b) pony
c) ponni
d) ponie

Show answer

b) pony. Pony and tail join to make ponytail; pony ends in ny.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) paw
b) beak
c) tail
d) clau

Show answer

d) clau. Paw shows the aw ending that claw needs too; clau has a u instead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these animals has a long tail?

a) a crab
b) a monkey
c) a snail
d) a frog

Show answer

b) a monkey

2. Which bird spreads its long tail like a fan?

a) a sparrow
b) a pigeon
c) a crow
d) a peacock

Show answer

d) a peacock

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: head

More words from this list

wand, bundle, drop, hatch, mint, path, rack, silver

Next steps

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