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Spell Bee Word: Nautical


What does nautical mean?

Word: Nautical

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Nautical means to do with ships, sailors or sailing on the sea.

How do you spell nautical?

Syllables: nau - ti - cal

Tricky part: The aw sound at the start is spelt au, as in astronaut, not aw or or.

Watch out for: nortical, nawtical

Memory tip: Make up a sailor's rule to remember it, Never Allow Untied ropes: its first letters, n-a-u, begin nautical.

Nautical in a sentence

Example 1: The old sea captain's room was full of nautical maps and brass compasses.

Example 2: Our class decorated the stage with a nautical theme: anchors, ropes and blue-and-white stripes.

Example 3: Raising and lowering the sails is a basic nautical skill that every young sailor learns.

Fun Fact

A nautical mile is longer than an ordinary mile: it is about 1,852 metres, and ships and aircraft still use it to measure distance.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

nauti____

a) cle
b) call
c) kal
d) cal

Show answer

d) cal. This ending is -cal, the same one you find in tropical and typical.

Word Puzzle

Match each word with its synonym:

1. nautical 2. enormous 3. swift a. maritime b. rapid c. gigantic

a) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

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a) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. Maritime goes with nautical, gigantic with enormous, and rapid with swift.

Sound Check

In which word is 'c' pronounced differently?

a) musical
b) magical
c) special
d) nautical

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c) special. In special the c makes a sh sound; in the others it is a hard k.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) nautical
b) compass
c) ancher
d) harbour

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c) ancher. An anchor has an o before the final r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would you expect to see in a nautical museum?

a) a racing car
b) a farm tractor
c) a ship's wheel
d) a horse and cart

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c) a ship's wheel

2. Which unit do ships use to measure their speed?

a) degrees
b) kilograms
c) knots
d) litres

Show answer

c) knots

Associated Words

Words that end in -tical: impractical, identical, vertical, optical

More words from this list

prophecy, shortage, unsteady, astride, congestion, edible, gait, intrude

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