Spell Bee Word: Baker

What does baker mean?

Word: Baker

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Baker means a person who makes and sells bread, cakes and biscuits.

How do you spell baker?

Syllables: ba - ker

Tricky part: Baker ends in er, not ar. Children sometimes write bakar.

Watch out for: bakar, bakor

Memory tip: Picture the baker's white apron with the letters e and r stitched on its pocket, the two letters that finish the word.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a baker's dozen: thirteen, one more than a dozen Example: "The shopkeeper gave us a baker's dozen of rusks, one more than we paid for."

Baker in a sentence

Example 1: The baker opens his shop at six every morning.

Example 2: Ask the baker for a fresh loaf of pav.

Example 3: Our neighbour is a baker who makes plum cake every Christmas.

Fun Fact

People in ancient Egypt were baking bread more than 4,000 years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) farmer
b) bucher
c) baker
d) tailor

Show answer

b) bucher. Butcher hides a t just before its ch.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ba_er

a) c
b) t
c) k
d) g

Show answer

c) k. The middle sound is k, as in kite.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The baiker sells warm buns every evening.

a) baiker
b) warm
c) sells
d) evening

Show answer

a) baiker. Ba has no i after the a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ravi goes to the baker's shop. What will he bring home?

a) clay pots
b) new shoes
c) some pastries
d) a chair

Show answer

c) some pastries

2. A baker needs this to make a cake. What is it?

a) a paintbrush
b) a fishing net
c) an oven
d) a hammer

Show answer

c) an oven

Associated Words

Next steps

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