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Spell Bee Word: Doctor


What does doctor mean?

Word: Doctor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Doctor means a person who has studied medicine and helps sick or hurt people get well.

How do you spell doctor?

Syllables: doc - tor

Tricky part: The ending sounds like ter, but it is spelt or.

Watch out for: doctar, docter

Memory tip: A doctor works for your health. Doctor and for both end in or.

Doctor in a sentence

Example 1: The doctor looked at my sore throat.

Example 2: Aunty Rekha is a children's doctor.

Example 3: We visited the doctor for my cough.

Fun Fact

Doctor comes from a Latin word meaning teacher. People with the highest university degree are also called doctors.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) tailor
b) doktor
c) teacher
d) farmer

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b) doktor. The k sound in the middle of doctor is written with a c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tocdor

a) doctro
b) dotcor
c) docotr
d) doctor

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d) doctor. Only one choice spells the person who helps sick people get well.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

docttor

a) o
b) c
c) r
d) t

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d) t. Doctor has just one t, in the middle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

d_ctor

a) a
b) u
c) o
d) e

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c) o. Doctor begins with doc, with an o, as dog does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a doctor often work?

a) in a school office
b) in a post office
c) in a bank
d) in a hospital

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d) in a hospital

2. What does a doctor use to listen to your heart?

a) a bandage
b) a thermometer
c) a torch
d) a stethoscope

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d) a stethoscope

Associated Words

Words that end in -tor: alligator, tractor, motor, calculator, inventor, monitor

More words from this list

frog, kick, overnight, rock, stray, white, barge, chance

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