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Spell Bee Word: freak


Basic Details

Word: Freak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Something very unusual that happens by chance, such as a freak storm; also, informally, a person who is very keen on something, like a fitness freak.

Synonyms: oddity, fluke, fan

How to Spell Freak

Syllables: freak

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ea, as in speak, and the word ends in a single k, not ck.

Watch out for: freek, freke, freack

Memory tip: A freak wave rose from the sea: freak and sea share the ea.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. freak out: To become suddenly very upset, scared or excited. Example: "My little brother freaked out when a lizard ran across the wall."

Usage Examples

Example 1: A freak hailstorm in April damaged the mango crop.

Example 2: Chacha is a cricket freak who knows every score since 1983.

Example 3: By a freak chance, both twins scored exactly 87 marks.

Fun Fact

Sailors once doubted stories of freak waves, but in 1995 instruments on the Draupner oil platform in the North Sea measured a single wave about 26 metres high.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: freak

a) habit
b) oddity
c) routine
d) custom

Show answer

b) oddity. A freak is an oddity, something that does not follow the usual pattern.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

freack

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

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c) c. A lone k ends freak; the ck pair belongs to words like crack.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) beneath
b) breathe
c) freek
d) streak

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c) freek. Freak takes ea for its long e sound, the same pair used in beneath and streak.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Someone called a music freak most likely ____.

a) hates all music
b) cannot hear
c) sells vegetables
d) listens to music all the time

Show answer

d) listens to music all the time

2. Which phrase means to suddenly become very upset or scared?

a) calm down
b) turn up
c) sit back
d) freak out

Show answer

d) freak out

Associated Words

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