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Spell Bee Word: provoke


Basic Details

Word: Provoke

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make someone angry or annoyed, often on purpose; also to cause a strong reaction.

Synonyms: annoy, irritate, tease, anger

Antonyms: calm, soothe, pacify

How to Spell Provoke

Syllables: pro - voke

Tricky part: The end is oke, as in joke and smoke, not oak. The v must not be written as w.

Watch out for: provok, provoak, pravoke

Memory tip: A cruel joke can provoke a fight. Joke and provoke finish with the same three letters, o-k-e.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Do not provoke the stray dog by throwing stones at it.

Example 2: Her remark about his handwriting provoked a burst of laughter in the class.

Example 3: The new parking rule provoked many complaints from parents.

Fun Fact

Provoke comes from the Latin provocare, 'to call forth', built on vocare, 'to call' - the same root that gives us vocal and vocabulary.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: provoke

a) irritate
b) soothe
c) ignore
d) comfort

Show answer

a) irritate. To provoke someone is to irritate them; soothe and comfort do the reverse.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) provoke
b) grammer
c) mischeif
d) perswade

Show answer

a) provoke. Mischief has ie, grammar ends in ar and persuade has a u after s.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

provoake

a) o
b) k
c) e
d) a

Show answer

d) a. Like smoke and broke, it ends in oke with no a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action might provoke a bee to sting?

a) walking past quietly
b) reading a book
c) swatting at it
d) sitting still

Show answer

c) swatting at it

2. Someone who is easily provoked ____.

a) gets angry quickly
b) never speaks
c) always smiles
d) sleeps a lot

Show answer

a) gets angry quickly

Associated Words

voluntarycrumbleindustriousarchitecturenumerous
artisanjudiciarybutchercurfewdepression

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