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Spell Bee Word: Zoo

Zoo (noun): a place where wild animals are kept and looked after, so that people can visit and see them.


What does zoo mean?

Word: Zoo

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Zoo means a place where wild animals are kept and looked after, so that people can visit and see them.

How do you spell zoo?

Syllables: zoo

Tricky part: Zoo itself is short, but its plural catches children out: zoos just adds s, with no e.

Watch out for: zooes, zoose

Memory tip: Lots of zoos, lots of kangaroos: both plurals just add s.

Zoo in a sentence

Example 1: Our class went to the zoo on a school trip.

Example 2: At the zoo last summer, we saw a white tiger.

Example 3: The zookeeper threw fish to the seals.

Fun Fact

Zoo is a short form of zoological garden. The short name caught on in the 1800s for the Zoological Gardens in London.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) giraffe
b) leopard
c) peacock
d) zu

Show answer

d) zu. The oo sound in zoo is spelt with the letter o, never u.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_oo

a) j
b) s
c) x
d) z

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d) z. Zoo begins with a buzzing z sound, not a hissing s.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We watched the monkeys play at the zooo.

a) watched
b) play
c) zooo
d) monkeys

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c) zooo. Zoo has just two o's; zooo has one too many.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which place is most like a zoo?

a) a school garden
b) a cattle market
c) a wildlife park
d) a museum

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c) a wildlife park

2. A sign at the zoo says 'Do not feed the animals.' What should you do?

a) throw bread to the ducks
b) share biscuits with the bears
c) keep your snacks to yourself
d) give the monkeys bananas

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c) keep your snacks to yourself

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