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Spell Bee Word: Chalk


What does chalk mean?

Word: Chalk

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Chalk means a soft white or coloured stick that teachers use to write on a blackboard.

How do you spell chalk?

Syllables: chalk

Tricky part: Chalk ends with a k on its own. Many children add a c, as in back and neck, but chalk has no c at the end.

Watch out for: chalck, chalc

Memory tip: Chalk ends with a single k, just as book, desk and park do.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. as different as chalk and cheese: Completely different from each other. Example: "The twins are as different as chalk and cheese: one is noisy and the other is quiet."

Chalk in a sentence

Example 1: Our teacher wrote the date on the board with chalk.

Example 2: The chalk broke into two pieces.

Example 3: We drew a hopscotch grid on the floor with coloured chalk.

Fun Fact

Natural chalk is a soft rock made from the tiny shells of sea creatures that lived millions of years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pencil
b) crayon
c) chak
d) marker

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c) chak. Chalk has a quiet l before the k that you must write.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

chalke

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

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b) e. Chalk stops at the k; no e comes after it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

klach

a) cahlk
b) chakl
c) chlak
d) chalk

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d) chalk. Only one order gives the white stick used on a blackboard.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Neha drew a buterfly on the slate with chalk.

a) Neha
b) drew
c) buterfly
d) chalk

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c) buterfly. Butterfly has a double t, as in butter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you use to wipe chalk off a blackboard?

a) a duster
b) a crayon
c) a stapler
d) a ruler

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a) a duster

2. Which word has a silent l, like chalk?

a) half
b) help
c) lamp
d) hill

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a) half

Associated Words

Words that start with cha: chandelier, chair, championship, chain, charm, challenge

More words from this list

drowsy, grandchild, jaw, neigh, reality, spade, twelve, approve

Next steps

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