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Spell Bee Word: Brook


What does brook mean?

Word: Brook

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Brook means a small river that flows gently through fields or woods.

How do you spell brook?

Syllables: brook

Tricky part: The double o says the short oo sound. One o alone does not work.

Watch out for: bruke, brouke

Memory tip: Two o's sit side by side in brook, like two round stepping stones across the water.

Brook in a sentence

Example 1: The cows drank from the brook.

Example 2: We crossed a little brook on stepping stones.

Example 3: The water in the brook was cold and clear.

Fun Fact

Brook is also an old, formal verb meaning to put up with. A strict teacher who will brook no noise will not allow any talking at all.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

brook

a) stream
b) pond
c) road
d) hill

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a) stream. A brook is a small stream; a pond is still water that does not flow.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

okrob

a) rbook
b) brook
c) boork
d) bkoor

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b) brook. Keep the b-r blend at the front and let the two o's sit together.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

broo_

a) g
b) k
c) p
d) t

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b) k. Brook ends with the same k sound as kite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) stone
b) vally
c) brook
d) field

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b) vally. Valley ends in e-y, like monkey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would you most likely find in a brook?

a) small fish and smooth pebbles
b) sharks and huge waves
c) sand dunes and camels
d) ships and a harbour

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a) small fish and smooth pebbles

2. Which sound does a brook usually make?

a) a loud roar
b) a deep boom
c) a sharp bark
d) a soft gurgle

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d) a soft gurgle

Associated Words

Words that end in -ook: hook, cook, workbook, textbook, notebook

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