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How do you spell pencil?

pencil

P-E-N-C-I-L

Tap a letter to hear its name — or open its page

P →E →N →C →I →L →

In your language

Русский

карандаш

Español

lápiz

العربية

قلم رصاص

Word facts

Letters
6 →
First letter
P →
Packs
School · Back to school
Plural
pencils

Example sentences

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  • This is a pencil.

  • I write with a pencil.

Word forms

One and many

one pencil — two pencils

One and many (plurals) →

Spell it

Tap the letters in order to spell the word.

Its pack

School →

Lives with these words:

computerteacherclockbookpencrayonbagrulerglobebell

Also in:Back to school

More words starting with P →

Use it in class

  • I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with P!” The first child to point at the pencil card and name it spies next.
  • Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the pencil card. As they search, the class chants “pencil, pencil”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
  • Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the pencil card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “pencil!”

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Questions and answers

How do you spell pencil?
P-E-N-C-I-L. Pencil has 6 letters and starts with P.
What is pencil in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: карандаш. In Spanish: lápiz. In Arabic: قلم رصاص.
What is the plural of pencil?
Pencils: one pencil, two pencils.