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How do you spell hippo?
hippo
H-I-P-P-O
In your language
Русский
бегемот
Español
hipopótamo
العربية
فرس النهر
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This is a hippo.
I can see a hippo.
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- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with H!” The first child to point at the hippo card and name it spies next.
- Move like itCall “hippo!” 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 “hippo!” hides the next one.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell hippo?
- H-I-P-P-O. Hippo has 5 letters and starts with H.
- What is hippo in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: бегемот. In Spanish: hipopótamo. In Arabic: فرس النهر.
- What is the plural of hippo?
- Hippos: one hippo, two hippos.
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Presentation
Wild Animals Vocabulary Presentation
Free wild animals vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.