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Spell Bee Word: Branch


What does branch mean?

Word: Branch

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Branch means a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk like an arm. A bank or shop can also have branches in different places.

Synonyms: bough

How do you spell branch?

Syllables: branch

Tricky part: The end is n-c-h. Children often leave out the n or write s-h for the ch sound.

Watch out for: brantch, branchh

Memory tip: A monkey eats its lunch on a branch. Lunch and branch both end in n-c-h.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. hold out an olive branch: offer to make peace after a fight Example: "After the quarrel, Aman held out an olive branch and shared his tiffin."

Branch in a sentence

Example 1: A parrot sat on the lowest branch of the mango tree.

Example 2: The wind broke a branch off the neem tree.

Example 3: Papa's bank has a branch near our school.

Fun Fact

State Bank of India has more than 22,000 branches across the country.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cnrhab

a) branch
b) barnch
c) rbanch
d) abrnch

Show answer

a) branch. Say branch slowly and set the sounds down in order.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

root, trunk, ____, leaf

a) branch
b) soil
c) seed
d) flower

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a) branch. Going up a tree, you pass the root, the trunk, then a branch, and the leaves grow on it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Two squirrels raced along the brench above our gate.

a) squirrels
b) gate
c) brench
d) raced

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c) brench. Brench has an e where branch has an a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

b_anch

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

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a) r. Branch starts with b and r said quickly together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A small, thin branch is called a ____.

a) twig
b) root
c) seed
d) trunk

Show answer

a) twig

2. What might you spot on a tree branch?

a) a bird's nest
b) a car tyre
c) a school bag
d) a fish tank

Show answer

a) a bird's nest

Associated Words

Words that end in -nch: bunch, lunch, finch

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: bough

More words from this list

coo, family, hair, marry, pond, shirt, tiger, air

Next steps

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