What does bedrock mean?
Word: Bedrock
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Bedrock means the solid rock that lies under the soil and loose stones. It can also mean the firm base that something important rests on.
Synonyms: base
How do you spell bedrock?
Syllables: bed - rock
Tricky part: The word ends in ck, as rock does. Some children write only k or only c and lose half of the ending.
Watch out for: bedrok, bedroc, bedrook
Memory tip: Picture the whole land resting on solid stone, the way you rest on your mattress at night.
Bedrock in a sentence
Example 1: The workers dug until they hit bedrock.
Example 2: Honesty is the bedrock of a good friendship.
Example 3: The river had washed the soil away, so you could see the bedrock below.
Fun Fact
Builders of very tall buildings often dig down to bedrock, because solid rock can carry far more weight than soft soil.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
kcorbed
a) berdock
b) bredock
c) bderock
d) bedrock
Show answer
d) bedrock. Pick out the thing you sleep on; the letters left over spell a hard stone.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
bedrock
a) foundation
b) roof
c) surface
d) pebble
Show answer
a) foundation. Both bedrock and foundation are the solid base that holds everything up.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
b_dr_ck
a) e, u
b) a, o
c) i, o
d) e, o
Show answer
d) e, o. Bed has the short e of red, and rock has the o of sock.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) erthquake
b) mountian
c) bedrock
d) pebbel
Show answer
c) bedrock. Mountain ends in ain, pebble ends in le and earthquake starts with ear; bedrock is spelt right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Bedrock is hardest to reach in a place where the soil is:
a) full of pebbles
b) very thin
c) very deep
d) washed away
Show answer
c) very deep
2. In which sentence is bedrock used correctly?
a) The bedrock floated slowly down the river.
b) Mum spread a clean bedrock on my bed.
c) We played cricket on the bedrock at lunch.
d) The tunnel was cut through hard bedrock.
Show answer
d) The tunnel was cut through hard bedrock.
