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Spell Bee Word: Blackberry


What does blackberry mean?

Word: Blackberry

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Blackberry means a small, soft, dark purple-black fruit that grows on a prickly bush.

How do you spell blackberry?

Syllables: black - ber - ry

Tricky part: Two spots catch children out: the ck in the middle and the double r near the end.

Watch out for: blakberry, blackbery

Memory tip: Keep both pairs: c-k in the middle, r-r near the end.

Blackberry in a sentence

Example 1: We made jam from fresh blackberries.

Example 2: The blackberry stained my fingers purple.

Example 3: Watch out for thorns when you pick a blackberry.

Fun Fact

The blackberry is the fruit of the bramble, a thorny plant that grows wild in hedges all over Britain.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) blackbarry
b) blackberri
c) blackberry
d) blackburry

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c) blackberry. The second part is berry, with an e after the b and a y at the end.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

berlacbryk

a) bleckbarry
b) blackberry
c) balckberry
d) blackbrrey

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b) blackberry. Find the colour word first, then the fruit word.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

blaackberry

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

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d) a. Black, the first half, has only one a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

b_ackberry

a) r
b) l
c) h
d) w

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b) l. Blackberry starts with the bl blend, as in blue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blackberry is a colour word joined to a fruit word. Which word is made the same way?

a) blueberry
b) strawberry
c) pineapple
d) watermelon

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a) blueberry

2. What colour is a blackberry just before it is ripe?

a) yellow
b) red
c) blue
d) orange

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b) red

Associated Words

Words that end in -rry: carry, marry, furry, raspberry, worry, sorry

More words from this list

climate, elephant, good, listen, pine, seal, teacher, accept

Next steps

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