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Spell Bee Word: Thorn


What does thorn mean?

Word: Thorn

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Thorn means a small sharp point that grows on the stem of some plants.

How do you spell thorn?

Syllables: thorn

Tricky part: Say the first sound with your tongue between your teeth. Leave out the h and you get torn, a different word.

Watch out for: thourn, thorne

Memory tip: A thorn is thin and sharp. Thin and thorn begin with the same soft sound, and the same two letters.

Thorn in a sentence

Example 1: The lemon tree has a long thorn on each branch.

Example 2: A thorn caught on Asha's dress in the garden.

Example 3: Mum gently pulled a thorn out of my sock.

Fun Fact

English once had a letter called thorn, which was used for the th sound.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tharn
b) thorn
c) thirn
d) thurn

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b) thorn. The sound in the middle is the one you hear in fork.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

tho_n

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

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c) r. Say it slowly: the sound before the last letter is the one in corn.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

thoorn

a) o
b) h
c) n
d) r

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a) o. Only one o sits in this word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these plants can have a thorn on its stem?

a) a rice plant
b) a blade of grass
c) a mint plant
d) a rose bush

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d) a rose bush

2. You touch a thorn with your finger. How does it feel?

a) fluffy
b) slippery
c) prickly
d) sticky

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c) prickly

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with th: thirsty, Thursday, thigh, throw, thank

More words from this list

admit, blood, coat, everywhere, grass, lotus, play, seventeen

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