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Spell Bee Word: creak


Basic Details

Word: Creak

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make a long, squeaky or scraping sound, like an old door or a wooden step when you move it or stand on it.

Synonyms: squeak, groan

Sounds like: creek (a small, narrow stream of water)

How to Spell Creak

Syllables: creak

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ea. Some children write creek, but a creek is a small stream, not a sound.

Watch out for: kreak, creik, creack

Memory tip: Creak and squeak are both noisy words, and both have ea in the middle. An old door can creak and squeak.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The old cupboard door creaks when I open it.

Example 2: I heard the garden gate creak in the wind.

Example 3: Our old swing creaks every time I go up high.

Fun Fact

Wooden floors often creak because the boards rub against each other or against the nails when someone steps on them.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

The wooden steps ____ when Grandpa walks on them.

a) crate
b) creek
c) creak
d) cheek

Show answer

c) creak. Steps make a sound, so we need creak; a creek is a little stream.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with creak?

a) croak
b) break
c) week
d) crack

Show answer

c) week. Week has the same long e sound; break looks alike but sounds like brake.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) leak
b) speak
c) beak
d) kreak

Show answer

d) kreak. All four end in eak, and creak begins with c, not k.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to creak?

a) a soft pillow
b) an old wooden door
c) a glass of milk
d) a paper boat

Show answer

b) an old wooden door

2. A creaking sound is usually...

a) loud like a drum
b) sweet and musical
c) very soft and silent
d) long and squeaky

Show answer

d) long and squeaky

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