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Spell Bee Word: Croak


What does croak mean?

Word: Croak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Croak means the deep, rough sound a frog makes. It is also a verb: frogs croak.

How do you spell croak?

Syllables: croak

Tricky part: The long o sound is spelt oa, as in boat. Children often write crok or croke.

Watch out for: crok, croke

Memory tip: A frog sits on a boat and says croak. Boat and croak both have oa.

Croak in a sentence

Example 1: We heard frogs croak near the pond after the rain.

Example 2: The frog gave a loud croak.

Example 3: Grandpa can croak just like a frog.

Fun Fact

In most kinds of frogs it is the males that croak loudly, to call the females.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) growl
b) chatter
c) kroak
d) trumpet

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c) kroak. Croak is spelt with c, as in crow.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kroca

a) craok
b) croak
c) crako
d) corak

Show answer

b) croak. Read each choice aloud: only one says the frog's sound.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We heard a croack from the wet grass.

a) grass
b) heard
c) croack
d) wet

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c) croack. Croak ends in a k alone, with no c before it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frogs croak. Which other animal croaks?

a) a duck
b) a toad
c) a dog
d) a goat

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b) a toad

2. When might a person's voice sound like a croak?

a) when they have a sore throat
b) when they laugh softly
c) when they whisper a secret
d) when they sing in tune

Show answer

a) when they have a sore throat

Associated Words

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