Spell Bee Word: Peach

What does peach mean?

Word: Peach

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Peach means a soft, round, juicy fruit with fuzzy skin and one big hard seed inside. Peach is also a pale pinkish-orange colour.

How do you spell peach?

Syllables: peach

Tricky part: The long e sound in the middle is spelt ea, as in sea.

Watch out for: pech, peech, paech

Memory tip: A peach is a sweet thing to eat, and peach and eat share the same ea.

Peach in a sentence

Example 1: The peach was so juicy it dripped on my shirt.

Example 2: Peaches grow well in warm, sunny places such as Spain.

Example 3: Her new dress is a soft peach colour.

Fun Fact

The peach is a close plant cousin of the almond, and the almond nut is the seed of a fruit that looks like a small green peach.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mango
b) papaya
c) banana
d) peatch

Show answer

d) peatch. No t is needed: peach ends just as it sounds.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

grape, plum, ____, melon

a) berry
b) pea
c) peach
d) cherry

Show answer

c) peach. Each fruit is bigger than the one before: a peach is bigger than a plum but much smaller than a melon.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

pea_h

a) c
b) r
c) k
d) s

Show answer

a) c. This end sound is written with c and h.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We will buy fresh peaches at the market tomorow.

a) market
b) tomorow
c) fresh
d) peaches

Show answer

b) tomorow. Tomorrow has one m and a double r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peaches grow on ____.

a) roots under the soil
b) the ground
c) vines
d) trees

Show answer

d) trees

2. What do we call the hard seed in the middle of a peach?

a) the shell
b) the core
c) the pip
d) the stone

Show answer

d) the stone

Associated Words

Words that end in -ach: cockroach, spinach, stomach, coach, approach, attach

More words from this list

scrap, subject, between, compare, eyebrow, Hanukkah, leggings, parachute

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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