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Spell Bee Word: Headache


What does headache mean?

Word: Headache

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Headache means a pain in your head. People also call any problem that worries them a headache.

How do you spell headache?

Syllables: head - ache

Tricky part: The k sound in ache is written ch, and the two halves join with no space.

Watch out for: hedake, headach

Memory tip: Ache is a word of its own: earache and backache write its k sound with the same ch.

Headache in a sentence

Example 1: I got a headache after sitting in the sun too long.

Example 2: Dadi lay down in a dark room to ease her headache.

Example 3: Finding parking near the market is a real headache.

Fun Fact

The brain itself cannot feel pain. A headache comes from the nerves, muscles and blood vessels around the head and neck.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) heedache
b) hedache
c) headache
d) haedache

Show answer

c) headache. Head keeps its ea, the same as the head of a pin.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandma had a headache, so we played quitely in the garden.

a) quitely
b) played
c) garden
d) headache

Show answer

a) quitely. Quietly keeps the ie of quiet; headache is spelt right here.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) stomack
b) medecine
c) temprature
d) headache

Show answer

d) headache. Stomach, like headache, writes its k sound as ch, so stomack is wrong; temprature and medecine are also misspelt.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

headdache

a) d
b) a
c) h
d) e

Show answer

a) d. Head and ache meet with just one d between them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Headache joins head and ache. Which word joins two words in the same way?

a) achieve
b) heading
c) teaching
d) toothache

Show answer

d) toothache

2. Which habit usually does NOT cause a headache?

a) skipping lunch
b) drinking enough water
c) staring at a screen for hours
d) standing in hot sun

Show answer

b) drinking enough water

Associated Words

challengingcontentmentturniphabitatache
digestdaintyplunderdaringfossil

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