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How do you spell elf?

elf

E-L-F

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In your language

Русский

эльф

Español

elfo

العربية

قزم

Word facts

Letters
3 →
First letter
E →
Packs
Fairy tales · Christmas
Plural
elves

Example sentences

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  • This is an elf.

  • Once upon a time, there was an elf.

Word forms

One and many

one elf — two elves

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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 E!” The first child to point at the elf card and name it spies next.
  • Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the elf card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “elf!”
  • Swat itStick the cards on the board and give two children a flyswatter each. Say “elf”: the first to swat the right picture wins a point.

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Questions and answers

How do you spell elf?
E-L-F. Elf has 3 letters and starts with E.
What is elf in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: эльф. In Spanish: elfo. In Arabic: قزم.
What is the plural of elf?
Elves: one elf, two elves.