What does croquet mean?
Word: Croquet
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Croquet means a lawn game in which players use long wooden mallets to knock balls through small metal hoops.
How do you spell croquet?
Syllables: cro - quet
Tricky part: The t at the close is silent, so the word ends in a long ay sound.
Watch out for: croquay, croquey, croquett
Memory tip: Imagine a ballet on the lawn: both words keep a silent t at the close.
Croquet in a sentence
Example 1: We set up a game of croquet on Grandma's lawn during the holidays.
Example 2: The old club in our town still keeps a lawn for croquet.
Example 3: Sanya sent her ball through the hoop and won the croquet match.
Fun Fact
Croquet was on the programme at the Paris Olympic Games of 1900.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_o_uet
a) r,k
b) l,q
c) l,k
d) r,q
Show answer
d) r,q. The second letter is r, and q is the letter that gives the k sound.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
crouquet
a) e
b) u
c) r
d) o
Show answer
b) u. Take away the extra u and the word is right.
Mingle-Mangle
The jumbled word in the sentence hides a real word. Choose it.
On summer evenings the hotel guests enjoyed ucqetro on the front lawn.
a) cricket
b) crochet
c) croquet
d) crosswords
Show answer
c) croquet. A q in the jumble decides it, as no other option has one.
Spell-o-Spell
One word in the list is misspelt. Choose what that word means.
1. mnemonic 2. rendezvous 3. croqet 4. chrysanthemum
a) a rhyme that helps you remember
b) a bright flower with many petals
c) an arranged meeting at a set time
d) a garden game of mallets and balls
Show answer
d) a garden game of mallets and balls. A u must follow the q, so croqet has lost a letter.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What sort of ground suits a game of croquet best?
a) a steep, rocky hillside
b) a smooth indoor wooden floor
c) a sandy, windswept beach
d) a short, flat stretch of grass
Show answer
d) a short, flat stretch of grass
2. Which game is closest to croquet in the way the ball is played?
a) tag
b) badminton
c) rugby
d) golf
Show answer
d) golf
