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Spell Bee Word: Hook


What does hook mean?

Word: Hook

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hook means a bent piece of metal or plastic used to hang things on or to catch fish.

How do you spell hook?

Syllables: hook

Tricky part: The short oo sound, as in look, is spelt with two o's. Children often write a u, or only one o.

Watch out for: huk, hok, houk

Memory tip: Two o's side by side look like a pair of round eyes, watching the fish swim up to the hook.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. off the hook: Out of trouble or free from a job you had to do. Example: "Didi did the dishes, so I was off the hook tonight."

Hook in a sentence

Example 1: Hang your towel on the hook.

Example 2: Nanu put a worm on the fishing hook.

Example 3: My cap fell off the hook behind the door.

Fun Fact

A fish hook has a tiny backward point near its tip, called a barb, which stops the fish slipping off.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) hoocke
b) hooc
c) hoock
d) hook

Show answer

d) hook. Hook is spelt with one plain k and nothing else: no c and no e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

okoh

a) hkoo
b) kooh
c) oohk
d) hook

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d) hook. You hear h first, so the word must start with it; then check which order you can read.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

fishing rod, fishing line, ____, worm

a) net
b) boat
c) hook
d) river

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c) hook. The rod holds the line, the line holds the hook, and the worm goes on the hook.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa hung his wet umbrela on the hook.

a) Papa
b) wet
c) umbrela
d) hook

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c) umbrela. Umbrella has a double l near the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these has a hook at the top?

a) a dinner plate
b) a coat hanger
c) a cricket ball
d) a pencil box

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b) a coat hanger

2. A hook is usually shaped like which letter?

a) O
b) J
c) T
d) X

Show answer

b) J

Associated Words

swimearexamponddolphin
joyfultrousersclockcheetahbeetroot

More words from this list

mule, quiz, smooth, trunk, arm, build, crow, finch

Next steps

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