What does daybreak mean?
Word: Daybreak
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Daybreak means the time early in the morning when light first appears in the sky.
Synonyms: dawn, sunrise
Antonyms: dusk, nightfall
How do you spell daybreak?
Syllables: day - break
Tricky part: The long a sound near the end is spelt ea, not a-e. Children often write daybrake.
Watch out for: daybrake, daybreck, dayebreak
Memory tip: Great, steak and daybreak all use ea for a long a sound: a great sunrise comes at daybreak.
Daybreak in a sentence
Example 1: The farmers start work at daybreak.
Example 2: We left for the seaside at daybreak to beat the traffic.
Example 3: At daybreak the sky turned pink and orange.
Fun Fact
Many birds start singing just before daybreak. This early burst of song is called the dawn chorus.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
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a) the last hour before bedtime
b) the first light of the morning
c) the middle of the night
d) a short rest in the afternoon
Show answer
b) the first light of the morning. These letters spell daybreak, the time when the sky starts to grow light.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
daybreak
a) ready
b) bread
c) baker
d) dairy
Show answer
d) dairy. Daybreak has no i, so dairy cannot be made.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) daybreak : nightfall
b) dawn : dusk
c) sunrise : sunset
d) morning : evning
Show answer
d) morning : evning. Evening has an e after the v: e-v-e-n-i-n-g.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with the given word?
daybreak
a) cupcake
b) snowflake
c) sneak
d) pancake
Show answer
c) sneak. Sneak ends with an eek sound; cupcake, snowflake and pancake end with the same ake sound as daybreak.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which bird is famous for calling out at daybreak?
a) an ostrich
b) an owl
c) a penguin
d) a rooster
Show answer
d) a rooster
2. Which part of the day comes just before daybreak?
a) midday
b) late night
c) early evening
d) lunchtime
Show answer
b) late night
