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How do you spell snail?

snail

S-N-A-I-L

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In your language

Русский

улитка

Español

caracol

العربية

حلزون

Word facts

Letters
5 →
First letter
S →
Packs
Little bugs · Nature
Plural
snails

Example sentences

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  • This is a snail.

  • I can see a snail.

Word forms

One and many

one snail — two snails

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Rhyming words

whaletail

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Also in:Nature

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Phonics families

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 snail card and name it spies next.
  • Move like itCall “snail!” and everyone moves and sounds like it around the room until you say “Freeze!”
  • Whisper chainWhisper “snail” to the first child in a line; it travels from ear to ear. The last child runs to the board and points at the picture.

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Questions and answers

How do you spell snail?
S-N-A-I-L. Snail has 5 letters and starts with S.
What is snail in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: улитка. In Spanish: caracol. In Arabic: حلزون.
What is the plural of snail?
Snails: one snail, two snails.
What rhymes with snail?
Words that rhyme with snail: whale, tail.