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Spell Bee Word: Walrus

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What does walrus mean?

Word: Walrus

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Walrus means a large sea animal with two long tusks, thick whiskers and flippers.

How do you spell walrus?

Syllables: wal - rus

Tricky part: There is just one l, even though children often double it.

Watch out for: wallrus, walras

Memory tip: A walrus has two tusks, but its name has only one l. Save the pair for the tusks.

Walrus in a sentence

Example 1: The walrus lay on the ice in the sun.

Example 2: A walrus has two long white tusks.

Example 3: We read about a walrus in our science book.

Next steps

Fun Fact

A walrus uses its tusks like hooks to help pull its heavy body out of the water onto the ice.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) walrous
b) dolphin
c) octopus
d) penguin

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a) walrous. Walrous has a stray o before the u.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sulraw

a) warlus
b) wlarus
c) walurs
d) walrus

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d) walrus. Begin with the w and read each choice aloud to find the sea animal.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We saw a wolrus at the zoo pool.

a) saw
b) wolrus
c) pool
d) zoo

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b) wolrus. Walrus opens with w-a, just like walk.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

walruss

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

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c) s. The word ends with a single s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a walrus use its flippers for?

a) swimming
b) digging
c) flying
d) climbing

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a) swimming

2. Which of these animals is a close relative of the walrus?

a) the octopus
b) the crab
c) the seal
d) the shark

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c) the seal

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with w: wren, weed, worst, wristwatch, workbook, wonder

More words from this list

balance, effort, graph, kayak, nutmeg, repair, sponge, vegetarian

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