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Spell Bee Word: Peak

Peak (noun): the pointed top of a mountain. It also means the highest or busiest point of something, such as the peak of summer.


What does peak mean?

Word: Peak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Peak means the pointed top of a mountain. It also means the highest or busiest point of something, such as the peak of summer.

Synonyms: top

Antonyms: bottom, base

Sounds like: peek (a quick look); pique (to make someone curious)

How do you spell peak?

Syllables: peak

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ea. Peek (a quick look) and pique (to make someone curious) sound the same but mean other things.

Watch out for: peik, piek

Memory tip: Do not mix it up with peek: a peek is a quick look with your two eyes, ee, but a peak points up at the sky with ea.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. at its peak: At its highest or best point. Example: "In May the mango season is at its peak."

Peak in a sentence

Example 1: Snow covered the peak all year round.

Example 2: Traffic is at its peak around nine in the morning.

Example 3: The climbers planted a flag on the peak.

Fun Fact

Kangchenjunga, on the border of Sikkim and Nepal, is the third highest peak in the world, at about 8,586 metres.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) glacier
b) peack
c) mountain
d) meadow

Show answer

b) peack. There is no c in peak; the k alone makes the end sound.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

peak

a) river
b) summit
c) valley
d) slope

Show answer

b) summit. The summit is the very top of a mountain, just like the peak.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We reached the peak befor sunrise.

a) befor
b) sunrise
c) reached
d) peak

Show answer

a) befor. Before ends in e, like more and store.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the peak of a hill, the houses below look ____.

a) huge
b) very close
c) small
d) upside down

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c) small

2. Which of these does NOT have a peak?

a) a cap
b) a hill
c) a flat floor
d) a mountain

Show answer

c) a flat floor

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: bottom

More words from this list

seahorse, submarine, within, birthday, confetti, eyelash, happy, leopard

Next steps

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