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Spell Bee Word: Kayak

Kayak (noun): a narrow, light boat for one or two people that you move with a paddle.

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What does kayak mean?

Word: Kayak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Kayak means a narrow, light boat for one or two people that you move with a paddle.

How do you spell kayak?

Syllables: kay - ak

Tricky part: The first a is easy to skip when you say kayak fast, which gives kyak. Both ends are k.

Watch out for: kyak, kaiyak

Memory tip: Say it slowly, kay-ak, and listen for the a straight after the first k.

Kayak in a sentence

Example 1: We paddled a red kayak across the lake.

Example 2: A kayak can tip over if you lean too far.

Example 3: My uncle goes kayaking on the river in Rishikesh.

Fun Fact

The first kayaks were built by Arctic peoples such as the Inuit, using animal skins stretched over a frame of wood or bone.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) kayek
b) kayyak
c) kayuk
d) kayak

Show answer

d) kayak. The middle letter is y, with an a on each side of it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The kayack bobbed on the waves of the lake.

a) waves
b) lake
c) bobbed
d) kayack

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d) kayack. Kayak ends in a plain k, with no c before it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

____, sailboat, ferry, ship

a) kite
b) kayak
c) bus
d) cart

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b) kayak. The boats grow from small to large, and a kayak, for one or two people, is the smallest of them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should you wear when you go out in a kayak?

a) a school tie
b) a woolly hat
c) a life jacket
d) a raincoat

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c) a life jacket

2. What else could you paddle across a lake?

a) a scooter
b) a glider
c) a canoe
d) a lorry

Show answer

c) a canoe

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with k: kiwi, kindergarten, kingfisher

More words from this list

nutmeg, repair, sponge, vegetarian, available, chalk, drowsy, grandchild

Next steps

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