What does pick mean?
Word: Pick
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Pick means to choose something, or to take something up with your fingers.
Synonyms: choose, lift
Antonyms: drop
How do you spell pick?
Syllables: pick
Tricky part: The k sound at the end is spelt ck. Children often write only k.
Watch out for: pik, pikk
Memory tip: Pick a card, c then k: c comes before k at the end of pick, just as it does in the alphabet.
Idioms and Phrases
- pick up: To lift something, or to learn something without trying hard. Example: "Meera picked up a few Tamil words on her holiday."
Pick in a sentence
Example 1: Pick a card from the pack.
Example 2: We went to the farm to pick strawberries.
Example 3: Please pick up your shoes from the stairs.
Fun Fact
Pick is a noun too: a pick is a heavy tool with a pointed metal head for breaking up hard ground.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with pick?
a) brick
b) peck
c) bike
d) pink
Show answer
a) brick. Brick ends with ick, just like pick.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Please _______ a blue crayon for the sky.
a) peek
b) pick
c) pig
d) pike
Show answer
b) pick. To pick is to choose; peek means to look quickly.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
kpic
a) to shut a door hard
b) to cry very loudly
c) to hop on one foot
d) to choose one thing
Show answer
d) to choose one thing. K, p, i and c can be put in order to spell pick.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Pick the biggest mango from the baskit for Nani.
a) only baskit
b) mango and Nani
c) Pick and baskit
d) only biggest
Show answer
a) only baskit. Basket ends in et; pick is spelt correctly here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Picking fruit in an orchard means ____.
a) cutting it into slices
b) washing it in water
c) cooking it in a pan
d) taking it off the tree
Show answer
d) taking it off the tree
2. What is the opposite of pick up?
a) wake up
b) look up
c) stand up
d) put down
Show answer
d) put down
