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Spell Bee Word: Duke


What does duke mean?

Word: Duke

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Duke means a nobleman of the highest rank below the royal family.

Synonyms: nobleman, lord

How do you spell duke?

Syllables: duke

Tricky part: The long u is written with a single u, not ew or oo.

Watch out for: dook, dewk, diuk

Memory tip: A duke's crown dips in the middle like a U: one plain u, nothing more.

Duke in a sentence

Example 1: The duke lived in a castle with a hundred rooms.

Example 2: In the story, the duke gave a feast for the village.

Example 3: The Duke of Edinburgh started an award for young people.

Fun Fact

Duke comes from the Latin dux, meaning leader.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the feminine form of the word:

duke

a) duchess
b) countess
c) princess
d) dukess

Show answer

a) duchess. The wife of a duke is called a duchess, a special form.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) duke
b) prinse
c) throan
d) castel

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a) duke. Throne, prince and castle all end in e: here one has lost it, one has an s for the c, and one has the e and l swapped.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The duk waved to the crowd from his golden carriage.

a) carriage
b) crowd
c) waved
d) duk

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d) duk. Without the silent e at the end, the word would sound like duck.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which title is higher in rank than a duke?

a) a prince
b) an earl
c) a knight
d) a baron

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a) a prince

2. A duke's home is often...

a) a grand country house
b) a houseboat on a lake
c) a small rented flat
d) a one-room farmhouse

Show answer

a) a grand country house

Associated Words

More Class 4 Summer Spell Bee words starting with d: dependable, disrespect, desire, distress, delight, degenerate

More words from this list

glisten, knowledge, ounce, reflection, stop, venture, assist, concentrate

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