Word · In the garden
How do you spell cactus?
cactus
C-A-C-T-U-S
In your language
Русский
кактус
Español
cactus
العربية
صبّار
Word facts
Example sentences
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This is a cactus.
I can see a cactus.
Word forms
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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 C!” The first child to point at the cactus card and name it spies next.
- Slow revealHide the card behind a book and slide it out bit by bit. The first child to call “cactus!” hides the next one.
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the cactus card. As they search, the class chants “cactus, cactus”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell cactus?
- C-A-C-T-U-S. Cactus has 6 letters and starts with C.
- What is cactus in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: кактус. In Spanish: cactus. In Arabic: صبّار.
- What is the plural of cactus?
- Cacti: one cactus, two cacti.
Related resources
Presentation
In the Garden Vocabulary Presentation
Free in the garden vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 14 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.