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Spell Bee Word: Earthquake


What does earthquake mean?

Word: Earthquake

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Earthquake means a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside the Earth.

Synonyms: tremor, quake

How do you spell earthquake?

Syllables: earth - quake

Tricky part: Q is always followed by u in English, so quake needs its u. The two words earth and quake join with no gap.

Watch out for: earthquak, earthqwake, erthquak

Memory tip: When the earth quakes, it shakes. Glue the two words together with no gap.

Earthquake in a sentence

Example 1: The earthquake made the plates rattle in the kitchen.

Example 2: Buildings in Japan are designed to stand firm in an earthquake.

Example 3: After the earthquake, the families camped in the school ground for two nights.

Fun Fact

Quake comes from the Old English word cwacian, which meant to shake or tremble.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) eartquake
b) earthqueke
c) earthquake
d) erthquake

Show answer

c) earthquake. Earthquake is earth and quake spelt in full and joined.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

qatrekahue

a) eathrquake
b) earthquake
c) eatrhquake
d) earhtquake

Show answer

b) earthquake. Earth and quake are both in here; keep q next to u.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

earthquacke

a) c
b) k
c) u
d) a

Show answer

a) c. Quake ends in k-e; there is no c before the k.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) tornedo
b) earthquake
c) volcano
d) cyclone

Show answer

a) tornedo. Tornado has an a after the n; volcano, cyclone and earthquake are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the safest thing to do indoors during an earthquake?

a) stand next to a window
b) run down the stairs
c) get under a strong table
d) use the lift

Show answer

c) get under a strong table

2. Which instrument do scientists use to record an earthquake?

a) a thermometer
b) a seismograph
c) a telescope
d) a barometer

Show answer

b) a seismograph

Associated Words

Words that end in -ake: snowflake, awake, cupcake, milkshake, pancake, snake

More words from this list

grace, knife, numb, remove, stretch, accuse, bookshelf, compass

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