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Spell Bee Word: Quick


What does quick mean?

Word: Quick

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Quick means fast; taking only a short time.

Synonyms: fast, speedy

How do you spell quick?

Syllables: quick

Tricky part: It starts with qu, because q almost always has u after it.

Watch out for: kwik, kwick, qwick

Memory tip: Q likes to hold hands with u: they always walk in together at the start of quick.

Quick in a sentence

Example 1: The rabbit made a quick run into its hole.

Example 2: Let us have a quick snack before the bus comes.

Example 3: Riya gave a quick answer in the class quiz.

Fun Fact

The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

quick

a) heavy
b) bright
c) loud
d) slow

Show answer

d) slow. Quick means fast, so the opposite is slow.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) quic
b) quick
c) quikk
d) quik

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b) quick. Quick ends with c and k together, as in stick and duck.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cqkiu

a) quick
b) qucik
c) quikc
d) qukic

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a) quick. Q and u go first; then sort out the last three letters.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena was quick to finish her maths homwork.

a) quick
b) finish
c) maths
d) homwork

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d) homwork. Homework is home and work joined, so it keeps the e of home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is very quick?

a) a snail
b) a sloth
c) a cheetah
d) a tortoise

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c) a cheetah

2. Mum says, 'Be quick, the bus is coming!' She wants you to ____.

a) slow down
b) hurry up
c) wait here
d) sit down

Show answer

b) hurry up

Associated Words

Words that end in -ick: kick, click, trick, brick, thick, homesick

More words from this list

slipper, trouble, apple, bubble, croak, fifteen, hike, morning

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