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Spell Bee Word: Drake


What does drake mean?

Word: Drake

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Drake means a male duck.

How do you spell drake?

Syllables: drake

Tricky part: The long a sound needs a silent e at the end. Without it the word is not a drake.

Watch out for: drayk, drak, draek

Memory tip: The drake is a he, and like he it ends in e: a quiet e you never hear.

Drake in a sentence

Example 1: The drake had a shiny green head.

Example 2: A drake and three ducks waddled across the farm.

Example 3: We threw grains of rice to the drake at the pond.

Fun Fact

In mallards, the drake has a glossy green head, while the female is mostly speckled brown.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the masculine form of the word:

duck

a) drake
b) cob
c) rooster
d) gander

Show answer

a) drake. The male of the duck is a drake; a gander, a cob and a rooster are the males of the goose, the swan and the hen.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

dracke

a) k
b) c
c) e
d) r

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b) c. Duck ends in ck, but drake needs only the k.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sparow
b) drake
c) peacok
d) stalion

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b) drake. Peacock ends in ck, stallion has two l's, and sparrow has two r's.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The drake swam slowly across the villege pond every morning.

a) morning
b) villege
c) drake
d) slowly

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b) villege. Village ends in age, like cottage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A farmer has one drake and four ducks. How many male birds does he have?

a) four
b) five
c) none
d) one

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d) one

2. What is the young of a drake and a duck called?

a) a cygnet
b) a duckling
c) an eaglet
d) a gosling

Show answer

b) a duckling

Associated Words

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