What does freckle mean?
Word: Freckle
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Freckle means a small light-brown spot on the skin, often on the face or arms.
How do you spell freckle?
Syllables: freck - le
Tricky part: The k sound in the middle is spelt ck, not just k or c. Children often write frekle or frecle.
Watch out for: frekle, frecle
Memory tip: Tick off each freckle as you count it: the c and k sit together like the two strokes of a tick mark.
Freckle in a sentence
Example 1: Tara has a few freckles across her nose.
Example 2: Zoya counted seven freckles on her arm.
Example 3: The puppy had one brown freckle on its white paw.
Fun Fact
Babies are hardly ever born with freckles. They usually start to show in early childhood, after the skin has spent time in the sun.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with freckle?
a) pickle
b) speckle
c) tickle
d) buckle
Show answer
b) speckle. Speckle ends with the same sound as freckle; pickle, tickle and buckle change the vowel.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) freckle : freckels
b) bottle : bottles
c) candle : candles
d) apple : apples
Show answer
a) freckle : freckels. Freckle keeps its le ending in the plural: freckles.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
kelcfre
a) a soft woolly hat for winter
b) a small round sweet
c) a long hair on a cat's face
d) a tiny brown mark on someone's skin
Show answer
d) a tiny brown mark on someone's skin. Kelcfre turns into freckle, one of those little brown dots some people have on their cheeks.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
freckle
a) reef
b) free
c) clerk
d) rock
Show answer
d) rock. Rock cannot be made: it has an o, a letter freckle does not have.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When do freckles often become darker?
a) after drinking warm milk
b) in sunny summer weather
c) on cold, rainy days
d) after a good night of sleep
Show answer
b) in sunny summer weather
2. Freckles are most common in people with ___.
a) brown eyes
b) fair skin
c) long fingers
d) curly hair
Show answer
b) fair skin
