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Spell Bee Word: Bookmark

Bookmark (noun): a strip of card or ribbon you keep between the pages to show where you stopped reading.


What does bookmark mean?

Word: Bookmark

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bookmark means a strip of card or ribbon you keep between the pages to show where you stopped reading.

How do you spell bookmark?

Syllables: book - mark

Tricky part: There is a k at the end of each half, and children often drop the first one or write a c.

Watch out for: bookmarck, boockmark

Memory tip: There is a k at the end of each half. When you practise, draw a little ribbon hanging from both k's.

Bookmark in a sentence

Example 1: I made a bookmark from an old greeting card.

Example 2: Put your bookmark in before you close the book.

Example 3: My bookmark has a peacock painted on it.

Fun Fact

On a computer, a bookmark saves the address of a web page so you can find it again quickly.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bookmark
b) bookemark
c) bukmark
d) bokmark

Show answer

a) bookmark. Book has a double o, and nothing comes between the two halves.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

karmookb

a) bookrmak
b) bookmrak
c) bookamrk
d) bookmark

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d) bookmark. All four start with book, so say the second half slowly and match its letters.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Luca made a bookmerk with a red ribbon.

a) made
b) ribbon
c) bookmerk
d) red

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c) bookmerk. The second half has the same vowel sound as car, spelt the same way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a bookmark help you do?

a) find your page again
b) keep the book clean
c) count the pages
d) read words faster

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a) find your page again

2. Leah's bookmark is at page 20. What does that tell you?

a) She stopped reading at page 20.
b) She has not started the book.
c) She has finished the book.
d) Page 20 is her favourite page.

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a) She stopped reading at page 20.

Associated Words

Words that end in -ark: park, dark, shark, remark, lark, bark

More words from this list

field, lobster, peak, seahorse, submarine, birthday, confetti, eyelash

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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