What does patch mean?
Word: Patch
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Patch means a small piece of cloth sewn over a hole to cover it. It can also mean a small area of a different colour.
How do you spell patch?
Syllables: patch
Tricky part: A quiet t comes before the ch at the end. Pach is what you get if you leave it out.
Watch out for: pach, patsh, pacth
Memory tip: A patch hides a hole, and a quiet t hides before the ch.
Patch in a sentence
Example 1: Mum sewed a blue patch on the knee of my jeans.
Example 2: My old school bag has a star-shaped patch on it.
Example 3: Our dog has a brown patch around one eye.
Fun Fact
A patchwork quilt is made by sewing many small pieces of coloured cloth together, and each piece is a patch.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words does not rhyme with patch?
a) match
b) latch
c) watch
d) catch
Show answer
c) watch. Watch looks as if it should fit, but its a is said like the o in hot.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) city : cities
b) bench : benches
c) patch : patchs
d) leaf : leaves
Show answer
c) patch : patchs. Words ending in ch add es for more than one, so bench and this word follow the same rule.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
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a) a bit of cloth that mends torn trousers
b) a tall tower made of stone and bricks
c) a wide river that is full of fish
d) a long road that runs through the hills
Show answer
a) a bit of cloth that mends torn trousers. Sort the letters and you have something a tailor sews on.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
The tailor stitched a ___ over the torn pocket.
a) batch
b) match
c) hatch
d) patch
Show answer
d) patch. A tailor mends a tear by sewing a piece of cloth over it.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Rohan's bag has a tear. How will a patch help?
a) It will make the bag bigger.
b) It will stop things falling out.
c) It will change the bag's colour.
d) It will make the bag lighter.
Show answer
b) It will stop things falling out.
2. A cow has a white patch on its back. What does this tell you?
a) It has no white on it.
b) Most of it is white.
c) Only one small part is white.
d) Every part of it is white.
Show answer
c) Only one small part is white.
