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How do you spell skeleton?

skeleton

S-K-E-L-E-T-O-N

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S →K →E →L →T →O →N →

In your language

Русский

скелет

Español

esqueleto

العربية

هيكل عظمي

Word facts

Letters
8 →
First letter
S →
Packs
My body · Halloween
Plural
skeletons

Example sentences

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  • This is a skeleton.

  • I can see a skeleton.

Word forms

One and many

one skeleton — two skeletons

One and many (plurals) →

Spell it

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Its pack

My body →

Lives with these words:

headbrainfingerlipsboneeyeearnosemouthtooth

Also in:Halloween

More words starting with S →

Use it in class

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

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Questions and answers

How do you spell skeleton?
S-K-E-L-E-T-O-N. Skeleton has 8 letters and starts with S.
What is skeleton in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: скелет. In Spanish: esqueleto. In Arabic: هيكل عظمي.
What is the plural of skeleton?
Skeletons: one skeleton, two skeletons.