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Spell Bee Word: Poke

Poke (verb): to push something or someone quickly with your finger or a stick.

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What does poke mean?

Word: Poke

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Poke means to push something or someone quickly with your finger or a stick.

Synonyms: prod, nudge

How do you spell poke?

Syllables: poke

Tricky part: The k sound is a single k. Children who know pocket and rocket often write pocke.

Watch out for: pocke, pocek

Memory tip: No c in poke: a quick poke with one finger needs just one k.

Poke in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma poked the potatoes with a fork to see if they were soft.

Example 2: Mateo poked me to show me the rainbow.

Example 3: Poke a hole in the paper with your pencil.

Fun Fact

Long ago, a poke also meant a small bag or sack. That is where the old saying a pig in a poke comes from: something bought without looking inside the bag first.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

poke

a) hug
b) pull
c) carry
d) jab

Show answer

d) jab. A jab is a quick push with a finger or stick, just like a poke.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) poake
b) poke
c) powke
d) pouke

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b) poke. Only a plain o sits between the p and the k.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Chloe saw a crow pok at the bread.

a) saw
b) crow
c) pok
d) bread

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c) pok. Without its final e, the word poke is not complete.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leah poked her head round the door. What did she do?

a) shut it firmly
b) knocked loudly
c) walked away
d) looked in quickly

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d) looked in quickly

2. Which word rhymes with poke?

a) smoke
b) pork
c) pick
d) peek

Show answer

a) smoke

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: nudge

More words from this list

short, through, ache, bulky, cycle, hope, manner, plank

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