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Spell Bee Word: Chirp


What does chirp mean?

Word: Chirp

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Chirp means to make a short, high sound, the way small birds and crickets do.

Synonyms: cheep

How do you spell chirp?

Syllables: chirp

Tricky part: The middle is ir, the same as in bird.

Watch out for: churp, cherp

Memory tip: A bird chirps. Both words share ir, so write ir in chirp just as in bird.

Chirp in a sentence

Example 1: The birds chirp outside my window every morning.

Example 2: We heard crickets chirp in the garden at night.

Example 3: The baby birds began to chirp when their mother came back.

Fun Fact

Crickets chirp faster on warm nights and slower on cool ones, so their chirps can give a rough idea of the temperature.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

chirpe

a) r
b) p
c) e
d) i

Show answer

c) e. Chirp ends with the p; there is no e after it.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

chirp

a) bark
b) tweet
c) growl
d) roar

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b) tweet. Birds chirp and tweet; the other sounds belong to bigger animals.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

prich

a) pchir
b) hcirp
c) chirp
d) chpir

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c) chirp. Begin with the ch sound you hear at the start of chair.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) feather
b) parot
c) chirp
d) cricket

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b) parot. Parrot has a double r; feather, chirp and cricket are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which bird is known for its chirp?

a) a sparrow
b) a crow
c) an owl
d) a duck

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a) a sparrow

2. Crickets make their chirp by ____.

a) rubbing their wings
b) opening their beaks
c) clapping their feet
d) shaking their heads

Show answer

a) rubbing their wings

Associated Words

Words that start with chi: chin, chief, chilli, child, chill, childish

More words from this list

grandson, kangaroo, number, remote, spinach, vanilla, arrow, certain

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