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Spell Bee Word: They


What does they mean?

Word: They

Part of Speech: Pronoun

Meaning: They means a word for more than one person or thing when we do not say their names: Riya and Sam are here; they are my friends.

How do you spell they?

Syllables: they

Tricky part: They sounds like thay, but the ay sound is spelt ey.

Watch out for: thay, thei, thaey

Memory tip: They and grey make a pair: in both words the ay sound is written ey.

They in a sentence

Example 1: They are playing cricket outside.

Example 2: My cousins came, and they brought sweets.

Example 3: Where are my shoes? They were here a minute ago.

Fun Fact

They came into English from Old Norse, the language of the Vikings.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) they
b) tey

Show answer

a) they. Tey has lost the h; they has four letters.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'they':

a) play
b) tree

Show answer

b) tree. Tree ends with an ee sound; play rhymes with they.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_hey

a) s
b) t

Show answer

b) t. Of the two letters, only t works: shey is not a word.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

yeth

a) they
b) htey

Show answer

a) they. Htey is not a word; they is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lucas and Meena are friends. They go to school together. Who goes to school together?

a) the teacher
b) Lucas and Meena
c) only Lucas
d) only Meena

Show answer

b) Lucas and Meena

2. The cats are sleeping because they are tired. Who is tired?

a) the mice
b) the dogs
c) the cats
d) the children

Show answer

c) the cats

Associated Words

More Senior KG Winter Spell Bee words starting with t: tell, that, test, than, text

More words from this list

work, blog, cost, film, hi, key, next, real

Next steps

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