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Spell Bee Word: Haddock


What does haddock mean?

Word: Haddock

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Haddock means a sea fish of the cold North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten fresh or smoked.

How do you spell haddock?

Syllables: had - dock

Tricky part: It ends in ck, as in duck and sock. Writing only a k, or only a c, at the end is a common slip.

Watch out for: haddok, haddoc, haddick

Memory tip: A haddock flicks its tail, quick, quick: like quick and flick, haddock ends in ck.

Haddock in a sentence

Example 1: The fisherman in the story hauled up a net full of silver haddock.

Example 2: In Scotland, smoked haddock is often cooked in milk for breakfast.

Example 3: Our science book showed a haddock next to a cod so we could compare them.

Fun Fact

A haddock has a dark smudge on each side, just behind the gill, which makes it easy to tell apart from a cod.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

h_dd_ck

a) a, o
b) e, o
c) e, a
d) a, u

Show answer

a) a, o. The fish starts with ha, and the vowel before the ck is o.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dkcaohd

a) haddock
b) hammock
c) paddock
d) hassock

Show answer

a) haddock. Paddock needs a p, and hammock and hassock need letters that are not there, so the seven letters spell haddock.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) salmon
b) sardine
c) hadock
d) mackerel

Show answer

c) hadock. This fish needs a double d in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which dish is often made with haddock in Britain?

a) cheese on toast
b) fish and chips
c) shepherd's pie
d) egg sandwiches

Show answer

b) fish and chips

2. In which shop would you buy fresh haddock?

a) a baker's
b) a fishmonger's
c) a butcher's
d) a greengrocer's

Show answer

b) a fishmonger's

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