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Spell Bee Word: Crouch


What does crouch mean?

Word: Crouch

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Crouch means to bend your knees and lower your body so that you are close to the ground.

Synonyms: squat, stoop, hunch, duck

Antonyms: rise

How do you spell crouch?

Syllables: crouch

Tricky part: The vowel sound is spelt ou, as in couch and pouch, not ow.

Watch out for: crouche, krouch, crowch

Memory tip: Put an r into couch and you get crouch: picture a cat that crouches behind the couch.

Crouch in a sentence

Example 1: The goalkeeper crouched low, ready to dive either way.

Example 2: We had to crouch to get through the small door of the old fort tower.

Example 3: Lucas crouched beside the puppy and held out a biscuit.

Fun Fact

Sprinters start their races from a crouch, with both hands on the track behind the line. This crouch start became common in the late 1800s and is still used at the Olympics.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ucroch

a) crouch
b) crunch
c) grouch
d) crutch

Show answer

a) crouch. Crutch has no o, grouch needs a g and crunch an n, so only crouch uses these six letters.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

crouch

a) kneel
b) stand
c) huddle
d) bend

Show answer

b) stand. To crouch is to bend down low; to stand is to rise up straight.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The wicketkeeper had to croutch low behind the stumps as the spinner began his run-up.

a) croutch
b) spinner
c) wicketkeeper
d) stumps

Show answer

a) croutch. There is no t before the ch here, even though clutch and hutch have one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A tiger crouching in the tall grass is usually ____.

a) getting ready to pounce
b) calling to its cubs
c) cooling off in the shade
d) settling down to sleep

Show answer

a) getting ready to pounce

2. A boy playing hide-and-seek crouches behind a low wall mainly to ____.

a) stay out of the seeker's sight
b) listen to the radio
c) rest his tired legs
d) warm up his muscles

Show answer

a) stay out of the seeker's sight

Associated Words

Words that start with cro: crossbar, croquet, crockery, crossover, crossword

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: squat, duck

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Next steps

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