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Spell Bee Word: Crest

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What does crest mean?

Word: Crest

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Crest means the very top of a hill or a wave. A crest is also a tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.

Synonyms: top, peak

Antonyms: base, bottom

How do you spell crest?

Syllables: crest

Tricky part: The vowel is a short e, as in nest. Children sometimes write i and get crist.

Watch out for: crist, krest

Memory tip: A hoopoe's crest sits high above its nest, and crest has the same short e you hear in nest.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. on the crest of a wave: Doing very well and having a lot of success just now. Example: "After winning three matches in a row, our team is on the crest of a wave."

Crest in a sentence

Example 1: We stopped for a photo at the crest of the hill.

Example 2: A peacock has a small crest of feathers on its head.

Example 3: The boat rose on the crest of each wave.

Fun Fact

The hoopoe, a bird found across Europe, Asia and Africa, has a fan-shaped crest on its head that it can raise and lower.

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Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with crest?

a) crust
b) guest
c) cross
d) chase

Show answer

b) guest. Guest has a silent u; say it and you hear est, just as in crest.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sunset
b) cresst
c) honest
d) contest

Show answer

b) cresst. Crest needs just one s before the t, like honest.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

The little bird puffed up the ____ of feathers on its head and sang.

a) crest
b) chest
c) crust
d) cress

Show answer

a) crest. A crest is a tuft of feathers on a bird's head; a chest, a crust and cress are not.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these has a crest?

a) a cockatoo
b) a tortoise
c) a goldfish
d) a frog

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a) a cockatoo

2. Which word is closest in meaning to crest?

a) summit
b) slope
c) valley
d) ditch

Show answer

a) summit

Associated Words

Words that end in -est: armrest, headrest, rainforest

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: top, peak, bottom

More words from this list

drool, hammock, lotion, pleat, speckled, wire, bough, could

Next steps

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