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How do you spell caterpillar?

caterpillar

C-A-T-E-R-P-I-L-L-A-R

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C →A →T →E →R →P →I →L →

In your language

Русский

гусеница

Español

oruga

العربية

يرقة

Word facts

Letters
11
First letter
C →
Pack
Little bugs
Plural
caterpillars

Example sentences

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  • This is a caterpillar.

  • I can see a caterpillar.

Word forms

One and many

one caterpillar — two caterpillars

One and many (plurals) →

Spell it

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Its pack

Little bugs →

Lives with these words:

beeladybugantspidersnailgrasshoppermosquitowormbeetlefly

More words starting with C →

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 caterpillar card and name it spies next.
  • Move like itCall “caterpillar!” and everyone moves and sounds like it around the room until you say “Freeze!”
  • Slow revealHide the card behind a book and slide it out bit by bit. The first child to call “caterpillar!” hides the next one.

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Questions and answers

How do you spell caterpillar?
C-A-T-E-R-P-I-L-L-A-R. Caterpillar has 11 letters and starts with C.
What is caterpillar in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: гусеница. In Spanish: oruga. In Arabic: يرقة.
What is the plural of caterpillar?
Caterpillars: one caterpillar, two caterpillars.