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Spell Bee Word: Parakeet


What does parakeet mean?

Word: Parakeet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Parakeet means a small parrot with a long, pointed tail. The green rose-ringed parakeet is common all over India.

How do you spell parakeet?

Syllables: par - a - keet

Tricky part: The end is keet with a double e. Children write parakeat or parakit.

Watch out for: parakeat, parakit

Memory tip: Parakeet has a double e near the end, like the ee in green, the colour of most parakeets.

Parakeet in a sentence

Example 1: A parakeet nibbled the mango on our tree.

Example 2: Parakeets fly past in noisy green flocks.

Example 3: The rose-ringed parakeet has a red beak.

Fun Fact

The rose-ringed parakeet is named after the thin ring around the male's neck.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) parakeet
b) kingfishar
c) woodpeker
d) nightingle

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a) parakeet. Every bird here except the parakeet has a slip: it should be nightingale, woodpecker and kingfisher.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

p_r_keet

a) o, a
b) e, a
c) a, a
d) a, i

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c) a, a. Para comes before keet, with an a in each gap.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

parakeett

a) e
b) a
c) k
d) t

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d) t. The word closes with keet, which has a single t.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kearptea

a) parakeet
b) paarkeet
c) rapakeet
d) praakeet

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a) parakeet. The name begins with p and ends with the sound of sweet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a rose-ringed parakeet usually lay its eggs?

a) on the bare ground
b) on a floating leaf
c) on the sea shore
d) in a hole in a tree

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d) in a hole in a tree

2. A parakeet uses its strong beak to ____.

a) catch mice
b) dig for worms
c) catch fish
d) crack seeds

Show answer

d) crack seeds

Associated Words

Words that start with para: parallel, paradox, parachute, paradise

More words from this list

sailing, theory, almost, bush, cooking, erupt, haircut, launch

Next steps

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