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Spell Bee Word: Bat


What does bat mean?

Word: Bat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bat means a wooden stick used to hit the ball in cricket. A bat is also a small furry animal with wings.

How do you spell bat?

Syllables: bat

Tricky part: Bat has a short a, as in cat. If the middle letter changes you get bet, bit or but, which are other words.

Watch out for: baet, baut

Memory tip: Open your mouth wide, as if you are cheering a big hit, for the a in bat.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. as blind as a bat: Not able to see well at all. Example: "Without his glasses, Dadu says he is as blind as a bat."

Bat in a sentence

Example 1: Virat lifted his bat to the crowd.

Example 2: A bat hangs upside down when it sleeps.

Example 3: I got a new bat for my birthday.

Fun Fact

The bat is the only mammal that can really fly.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) batte
b) bat

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b) bat. Bat stops at the t; there is no e after it.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) mat
b) hat
c) bat
d) hut

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d) hut. Hat and mat end just like bat; hut has a u sound in the middle.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_at

a) b
b) d

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a) b. Bat begins with b, as in ball. B and d face different ways, so look carefully.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

bat ---> ten ---> ____

a) nest
b) tap

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a) nest. The last letter of ten is n, and that is the first letter of nest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A cricket bat is usually made of ____.

a) glass
b) rubber
c) paper
d) wood

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d) wood

2. When do bats fly about looking for food?

a) in the morning
b) at lunchtime
c) at noon
d) at night

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d) at night

Associated Words

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Next steps

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