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Spell Bee Word: Rocket


What does rocket mean?

Word: Rocket

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rocket means a machine shaped like a long tube that shoots up into the sky and into space very fast.

How do you spell rocket?

Syllables: rock - et

Tricky part: The k sound in the middle is spelt with two letters, c and k.

Watch out for: roket, rokket

Memory tip: Two letters make the k sound, like the two boosters on the side of a big rocket.

Rocket in a sentence

Example 1: The rocket zoomed into the sky with a loud noise.

Example 2: We watched a rocket launch on TV.

Example 3: We made a paper rocket in class.

Fun Fact

India's Chandrayaan-3 went to the Moon in 2023 on a rocket called LVM3.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rockit
b) rockut
c) rocket
d) rockat

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c) rocket. The second vowel is e, the same as in pen.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kecort

a) rotcke
b) rocket
c) orcket
d) rockte

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b) rocket. Only one choice names the machine that shoots up into space.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

r_cket

a) o
b) e
c) y
d) u

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a) o. The vowel is the short o of hot.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rockett

a) t
b) k
c) o
d) r

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a) t. A single t finishes this word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could a rocket carry into space?

a) a satellite
b) a ship
c) a bus
d) a train

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a) a satellite

2. Where does ISRO launch its big rockets from?

a) Darjeeling
b) Sriharikota
c) Ooty
d) Shimla

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b) Sriharikota

Associated Words

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beautygruntfloatjungleyellow

More words from this list

stapler, wardrobe, bald, Christmas, electricity, grease, kiwi, octopus

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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