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How do you spell beetle?
beetle
B-E-E-T-L-E
In your language
Русский
жук
Español
escarabajo
العربية
خنفساء
Word facts
Example sentences
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This is a beetle.
I can see a beetle.
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Use it in class
- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with B!” The first child to point at the beetle card and name it spies next.
- Move like itCall “beetle!” and everyone moves and sounds like it around the room until you say “Freeze!”
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the beetle card. As they search, the class chants “beetle, beetle”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell beetle?
- B-E-E-T-L-E. Beetle has 6 letters and starts with B.
- What is beetle in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: жук. In Spanish: escarabajo. In Arabic: خنفساء.
- What is the plural of beetle?
- Beetles: one beetle, two beetles.
Related resources
Presentation
Little Bugs Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free little bugs vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 14 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.