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Spell Bee Word: Check


What does check mean?

Word: Check

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Check means to look at something carefully to see if it is right, safe or ready.

Sounds like: cheque (a signed paper used to pay money from a bank)

How do you spell check?

Syllables: check

Tricky part: It ends in ck, as in neck and duck.

Watch out for: chek, chec

Memory tip: Check ends like neck and deck, with ck: two letters for one k sound.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. keep in check: To keep something under control. Example: "Keep your temper in check during the match."

Check in a sentence

Example 1: Check your bag before you leave for school.

Example 2: The doctor will check my teeth.

Example 3: Let me check the answer once more.

Fun Fact

In chess, a player says check when the other king is under attack.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ticket
b) cheak
c) doctor
d) answer

Show answer

b) cheak. Check has a short e on its own, with no a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kcceh

a) cehck
b) check
c) hceck
d) echck

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b) check. The k is the very last letter.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_eck

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

Show answer

a) h. Check begins with ch, the sound you hear in chin.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Check your bag for your water botle.

a) bag
b) water
c) Check
d) botle

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d) botle. Bottle has a double t in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before you cross the road, you should check for ____.

a) flowers
b) clouds
c) traffic
d) birds

Show answer

c) traffic

2. On a train, the ticket examiner comes to check your ____.

a) ticket
b) shoes
c) lunch box
d) homework

Show answer

a) ticket

Associated Words

greywindcawattemptcontinue
bisondecentfamilylipblood

More words from this list

dolphin, fumble, kitchen, ox, rumble, sugar, wind, bathe

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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