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Spell Bee Word: When


What does when mean?

Word: When

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: When means a word we use to ask or talk about time, as in When is your birthday?

How do you spell when?

Syllables: when

Tricky part: When starts with wh. We hear a w sound, but there is a quiet h after the w.

Watch out for: wehn, wenn

Memory tip: Think of a whistle: wh at the start, with a quiet h. When starts the same way.

When in a sentence

Example 1: When will Papa come home?

Example 2: I clap when I am happy.

Example 3: When it rains, the peacocks dance.

Fun Fact

When is one of the five W questions reporters ask: who, what, when, where and why.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) whan
b) when

Show answer

b) when. When has an e after the wh, not an a.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'when':

a) win
b) ten

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b) ten. Ten and when both end with the en sound.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

whe_

a) n
b) m

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a) n. An n at the end makes when; whem is not a word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is your birthday? This question asks about ____.

a) the person
b) the colour
c) the place
d) the day

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d) the day

2. Ethan says, I drink milk when I wake up. When does Ethan drink milk?

a) in the morning
b) after school
c) at lunch time
d) at bedtime

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a) in the morning

Associated Words

Words that end in -en: open, rotten, lighten

More words from this list

baby, card, face, have, it, mum, plan, show

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