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How do you spell lion?

lion

L-I-O-N

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In your language

Русский

лев

Español

león

العربية

أسد

Word facts

Letters
4 →
First letter
L →
Packs
Animals · Wild animals
Plural
lions

Example sentences

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  • This is a lion.

  • I can see a lion.

Word forms

One and many

one lion — two lions

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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 L!” The first child to point at the lion card and name it spies next.
  • Move like itCall “lion!” and everyone moves and sounds like it around the room until you say “Freeze!”
  • Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the lion card. As they search, the class chants “lion, lion”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.

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Questions and answers

How do you spell lion?
L-I-O-N. Lion has 4 letters and starts with L.
What is lion in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: лев. In Spanish: león. In Arabic: أسد.
What is the plural of lion?
Lions: one lion, two lions.