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Spell Bee Word: Cockroach


What does cockroach mean?

Word: Cockroach

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cockroach means a brown insect with long feelers that runs very fast.

How do you spell cockroach?

Syllables: cock - roach

Tricky part: The second part has oa, as in road and boat: cockroach, not cockroch.

Watch out for: cockroch, cockrooch

Memory tip: A cockroach runs across the road. Road gives you the oa.

Cockroach in a sentence

Example 1: A cockroach ran under the fridge.

Example 2: Mummy keeps the kitchen clean so cockroaches stay away.

Example 3: Ethan jumped when a cockroach flew into the room.

Fun Fact

Cockroach-like insects lived on Earth long before the first dinosaurs appeared.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) cocroach
b) cockrroach
c) cokroach
d) cockroach

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d) cockroach. The first part ends in ck, like rock, and the r stays single.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cockroatch

a) c
b) h
c) o
d) t

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d) t. The word ends in ch, so the t is extra.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rhcaockoc

a) occkroach
b) cockroahc
c) cockroach
d) cokcroach

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c) cockroach. Only one of these is the fast brown insect in the kitchen.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A cockroach was crauling up the wall.

a) crauling
b) cockroach
c) was
d) wall

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a) crauling. Crawling spells its middle sound aw, as in paw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do cockroaches mostly come out to look for food?

a) in the hot sun
b) at sunrise
c) at midday
d) at night

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d) at night

2. Like every insect, a cockroach has how many legs?

a) six
b) two
c) ten
d) four

Show answer

a) six

Associated Words

Words that end in -ach: peach, spinach, stomach, attach, teach, approach

More words from this list

evening, guide, lawn, ozone, salty, sticker, wealthy, bare

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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