Spell Bee Word: Dark

What does dark mean?

Word: Dark

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dark means the time or place where it is not bright and you cannot see well, like night or a room with the lamps off. Dark is also an adjective: a dark room.

Synonyms: darkness

How do you spell dark?

Syllables: dark

Tricky part: Dark ends with a k, not c or ck. Children who know words like back and duck often put a c before the k.

Watch out for: darc, darck

Memory tip: You cannot fly a kite in the dark, and dark ends with the k that starts kite.

Idioms and Phrases

1. in the dark: Not knowing about something. Example: "Nobody told me about the surprise, so I was in the dark."

Dark in a sentence

Example 1: My little brother is afraid of the dark.

Example 2: We told ghost stories in the dark.

Example 3: Come home before dark.

Fun Fact

Some fish deep in the sea glow, because the deep ocean is completely dark.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

dark

a) night
b) black
c) shadow
d) light

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) dark
b) durk
c) daark
d) dhark

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

da_k

a) r
b) o
c) l
d) u

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kadr

a) dark
b) dkar
c) adrk
d) dakr

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal can see well in the dark?

a) a hen
b) a cow
c) an owl
d) a sparrow

2. It gets dark when the sun ____.

a) sets
b) shines brightly
c) rises
d) is high in the sky