Spell Bee Word: Vet

What does vet mean?

Word: Vet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Vet means a doctor who looks after sick or hurt animals.

How do you spell vet?

Syllables: vet

Tricky part: Vet starts with v. Children who mix up v and w, or v and b, start the word with the wrong letter and write a different word by mistake.

Watch out for: fet, vte

Memory tip: Draw a v in the air with one finger before you write vet: v is for vet, the doctor for animals.

Vet in a sentence

Example 1: The vet looked at my puppy's sore paw.

Example 2: Our cat goes to the vet once a year.

Example 3: Dadi took her cow to the vet in the village.

Fun Fact

Vet is a short form of a much longer name. In Britain the full title is veterinary surgeon.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with vet.

a) net
b) nut
c) pig
d) sun

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a) net. Say vet and net together: they end with the same sound. Nut, sun and pig end differently.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

v_t

a) i
b) o
c) u
d) e

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d) e. The animal doctor has the same middle sound as hen and pen.

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) bag
b) vett
c) cup
d) dog

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b) vett. Dog, cup and bag are spelt right. The animal doctor needs only one t at the end.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

tve

a) vet
b) evt

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a) vet. Begin with the v, and you can read the word aloud.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a vet work?

a) at a pet clinic
b) at a bus stop
c) at a bakery
d) at a bank

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a) at a pet clinic

2. Which of these would a vet look after?

a) a torn shirt
b) a broken bike
c) a flat tyre
d) a sick goat

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d) a sick goat

Associated Words

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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