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Spell Bee Word: Junk


What does junk mean?

Word: Junk

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Junk means old things that are broken or no longer useful.

Synonyms: scrap, clutter

Antonyms: treasure

How do you spell junk?

Syllables: junk

Tricky part: Children often put a c before the k (junck), as in duck and truck. Junk has no c.

Watch out for: junck, junc, junke

Memory tip: No c in junk: think of the c as one more bit of junk that has been thrown out.

Junk in a sentence

Example 1: The storeroom is full of junk.

Example 2: We made a robot out of junk for the science fair.

Example 3: Papa sold the old newspapers and junk to the scrap dealer.

Fun Fact

A junk is also a flat-bottomed sailing ship with tall sails that has been used in China for hundreds of years.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: junk

a) prize
b) jewel
c) rubbish
d) gift

Show answer

c) rubbish. Junk and rubbish both mean useless old things; a jewel, a gift and a prize are things you keep.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) junk
b) plastik
c) cardbord
d) bottel

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a) junk. Plastic ends in c, cardboard has the whole word board and bottle ends in le; junk is fine as it is.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Before Diwali, we cleared all the old jungk out of the loft.

a) cleared
b) Diwali
c) loft
d) jungk

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d) jungk. The n on its own gives the ng sound before the k, so there is no g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is junk?

a) a new school bag with tags on
b) a table fan that works well
c) a cracked bucket with no handle
d) a clean, full water bottle

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c) a cracked bucket with no handle

2. Junk food is food that ____.

a) is cooked fresh at home
b) is sold only at fairs
c) has gone bad and smells
d) is tasty but has little goodness

Show answer

d) is tasty but has little goodness

Associated Words

eagernessgradualmallharmcardboard
awkwardfeastanecdotegratitudemanure

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