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How do you spell mother?
mother
M-O-T-H-E-R
In your language
Русский
мама
Español
mamá
العربية
أم
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This is my mother.
I love my mother.
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Also in:Mother's Day
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- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with M!” The first child to point at the mother 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 “mother!” hides the next one.
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the mother card. As they search, the class chants “mother, mother”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell mother?
- M-O-T-H-E-R. Mother has 6 letters and starts with M.
- What is mother in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: мама. In Spanish: mamá. In Arabic: أم.
- What is the plural of mother?
- Mothers: one mother, two mothers.
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Family Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free family vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.