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Spell Bee Word: Awkward


Basic Details

Word: Awkward

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Clumsy or uncomfortable; also hard to handle.

Synonyms: clumsy, uncomfortable

Antonyms: graceful, comfortable

How to Spell Awkward

Syllables: awk - ward

Tricky part: There is a w on each side of the k: aw-k-ward. Children often drop the first w and write akward.

Watch out for: akward, awkard, awkwerd

Memory tip: Picture the k standing between two w's, like a boy squeezed between two friends on a bench: aW-K-Ward.

Usage Examples

Example 1: There was an awkward silence after the joke fell flat.

Example 2: The big box was awkward to carry up the stairs.

Example 3: Sid felt awkward on his first day at the new school.

Fun Fact

Awkward first meant 'turned the wrong way', from an old word awk, meaning back-handed or wrong way round.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sidways
b) awkward
c) forwerd
d) towords

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b) awkward. Forward, towards and sideways have each lost or changed a letter; awkward has not.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

a_k_ard

a) w, w
b) o, w
c) w, u
d) u, w

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a) w, w. Both blanks take w, one on each side of the k.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

awkward

a) stiff
b) uneasy
c) graceful
d) clumsy

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c) graceful. A graceful dancer moves smoothly, the opposite of awkward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An awkward moment is one that feels ____.

a) uncomfortable
b) delicious
c) easy
d) exciting

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a) uncomfortable

2. A puppy that trips over its own paws is moving in an ____ way.

a) awful
b) awake
c) away
d) awkward

Show answer

d) awkward

Associated Words

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Next steps

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