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Spell Bee Word: Oak


What does oak mean?

Word: Oak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Oak means a big, strong tree that can live for hundreds of years. Its nuts are called acorns.

How do you spell oak?

Syllables: oak

Tricky part: Oak starts with the vowel pair oa. Children write ouk or owk.

Watch out for: ouk, owk, ohk

Memory tip: Oak has the same oa as boat and coat.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. great oaks from little acorns grow: Big things often start from something small. Example: "I saved one coin a day; great oaks from little acorns grow."

Oak in a sentence

Example 1: A woodpecker tapped on the old oak tree.

Example 2: Oak wood is used to make strong tables.

Example 3: Oak trees grow on the hills around Shimla.

Fun Fact

The oak is often called the national tree of England.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) oack
b) oak
c) oac
d) oakk

Show answer

b) oak. Oak ends with a single k, with no c before it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

acorn, seedling, sapling, ____

a) root
b) seed
c) leaf
d) oak

Show answer

d) oak. An acorn sprouts, grows into a young sapling and at last becomes an oak.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

An owl sat on a branch of the old oake tree.

a) oake
b) branch
c) tree
d) owl

Show answer

a) oake. Oak has no e on the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal often buries acorns to eat later?

a) a squirrel
b) a frog
c) a rabbit
d) a duck

Show answer

a) a squirrel

2. Pick another tree from this list.

a) lily
b) rose
c) neem
d) mint

Show answer

c) neem

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with o: ox, owner, overnight, outside, opera, origin

More words from this list

riddle, stand, warm, balloon, cart, define, food, jeans

Next steps

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