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Spell Bee Word: Black


What does black mean?

Word: Black

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Black means the darkest colour, like the colour of the night sky.

How do you spell black?

Syllables: black

Tricky part: The word ends with ck. The c is easy to leave out because we only hear one k sound.

Watch out for: blac, blakk

Memory tip: Black ends with c and k back to back: c for cat and k for kitten, two black cats sitting side by side.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. black and blue: Covered with bruises. Example: "After the fall, his knee was black and blue."

Black in a sentence

Example 1: Papa wears black shoes to the office.

Example 2: I write with a black pen.

Example 3: Our cat is black from nose to tail.

Fun Fact

Black things get hotter in the sun than light-coloured things, because they soak up more of the light.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: black

a) blue
b) white
c) dark
d) grey

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b) white. White is the opposite colour to black.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bleck
b) blek
c) blaak
d) black

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d) black. Black has just one vowel, a single a.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

bllack

a) l
b) a
c) k
d) c

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a) l. Only one l follows the b in black.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our black cat likes to sleep under the tabel.

a) black
b) cat
c) sleep
d) tabel

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d) tabel. Table ends in le, not el.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which bird is black all over?

a) a parrot
b) a peacock
c) a flamingo
d) a crow

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d) a crow

2. Pick the thing that is black:

a) snow
b) coal
c) milk
d) salt

Show answer

b) coal

Associated Words

princerockpeacockhippopotamusleaf
gardenerkitchencheapyoungtie

More words from this list

cliff, eighteen, golden, liquid, pilot, seagull, teach, abroad

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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