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Spell Bee Word: unicorn


Basic Details

Word: Unicorn

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: An animal from stories that looks like a white horse with one long horn on its forehead.

Word origin: Comes from Latin unicornis, one-horned (unus, one + cornu, horn).

How to Spell Unicorn

Syllables: u - ni - corn

Tricky part: It starts with u, which says you. The end is corn, spelt with c, not k.

Watch out for: unikorn, unicon, younicorn

Memory tip: Uni means one, and a unicorn has one horn. Then end with corn, like the corn you eat.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My sister's lunch box has a unicorn on it.

Example 2: In the story, the unicorn could fly over the hills.

Example 3: Pari drew a unicorn with a rainbow mane.

Fun Fact

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) unikorn
b) acorn
c) popcorn
d) sweetcorn

Show answer

a) unikorn. Unicorn ends with corn spelt with c, just like popcorn.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

uni_ _rn

a) co
b) ko
c) cu
d) ca

Show answer

a) co. Uni joins corn, so the letters are c and o.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

rocinnu

a) a small animal with long ears
b) a large grey animal with a long trunk
c) a horse from stories with one horn on its head
d) a bird that cannot fly

Show answer

c) a horse from stories with one horn on its head. Rocinnu rearranges into unicorn, the one-horned horse of stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many horns does a unicorn have?

a) one
b) three
c) two
d) none

Show answer

a) one

2. Where do we meet unicorns?

a) in stories
b) in a zoo
c) in the sea
d) on a farm

Show answer

a) in stories

Associated Words

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rivaleconomicalconfederationfrivolousoesophagus

Next steps

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