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Spell Bee Word: Zebra


What does zebra mean?

Word: Zebra

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Zebra means a wild animal like a horse, with black and white stripes all over its body.

How do you spell zebra?

Syllables: ze - bra

Tricky part: Zebra has a single e after the z, whether you say zeb-ra (the usual British way) or zee-bra.

Watch out for: zeebra, zibra

Memory tip: Z is the last letter of the alphabet and a is the first. Zebra begins with the last letter and ends with the first.

Zebra in a sentence

Example 1: A baby zebra stays close to its mother.

Example 2: The zebra swished its tail at the flies.

Example 3: The zebra drank water at the river.

Fun Fact

No two zebras have exactly the same stripes, much like no two people have the same fingerprints.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) parrot
b) tiger
c) monkey
d) zebbra

Show answer

d) zebbra. Zebra has just one b.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

grass, ____, lion

a) worm
b) fish
c) zebra
d) bee

Show answer

c) zebra. This is a food chain: grass is eaten by a zebra, and a zebra is hunted by a lion.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

zeb_a

a) w
b) n
c) l
d) r

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d) r. Say ze-bra slowly and you can hear the r in its second part.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We saw a jiraffe and a zebra today.

a) saw
b) jiraffe
c) zebra
d) today

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b) jiraffe. Giraffe starts with a g that sounds like j.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do zebras live in the wild?

a) in Africa
b) in Australia
c) in Antarctica
d) in Greenland

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a) in Africa

2. A zebra crossing is a place where you ____.

a) wait for a bus
b) park your car
c) ride a bicycle
d) cross the road

Show answer

d) cross the road

More words from this list

berry, chocolate, drink, giggle, lean, pattern, scarlet, tailor

Next steps

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