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Spell Bee Word: Worm

Worm (noun): a small, long, soft animal with no legs. It lives in the soil and moves by stretching its body.


What does worm mean?

Word: Worm

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Worm means a small, long, soft animal with no legs. It lives in the soil and moves by stretching its body.

How do you spell worm?

Syllables: worm

Tricky part: The vowel in worm sounds like ur, so children write wurm or werm. It is an o.

Watch out for: wurm, werm

Memory tip: Picture a worm curled up into a round o: that is the vowel it needs.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the early bird catches the worm: people who start early get the best chance Example: "Samuel reached the book sale at eight, saying the early bird catches the worm."

Worm in a sentence

Example 1: The bird pulled a long worm out of the wet soil.

Example 2: After the rain, worms came up on the path.

Example 3: Noah found a worm under a flat stone.

Fun Fact

Earthworms have no eyes, but their skin can sense light, and they move away from it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) spider
b) ladybird
c) worme
d) beetle

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c) worme. Worm finishes with m; there is no e after it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

wo_m

a) a
b) o
c) r
d) l

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c) r. Without the r, the word cannot make its ur sound.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rmwo

a) worm
b) wrom
c) wmor
d) owrm

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a) worm. W comes first, then or, then m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do worms help a garden?

a) They chase off birds.
b) They water the roots.
c) They loosen the soil.
d) They eat the flowers.

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c) They loosen the soil.

2. Which of these farm animals likes to eat worms?

a) a hen
b) a cow
c) a goat
d) a rabbit

Show answer

a) a hen

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with wo: wonder, workbook, worst, woodpecker

More words from this list

bounce, crash, heel, locust, pear, seaweed, sunflower, wizard

Next steps

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