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Spell Bee Word: scratch


Basic Details

Word: Scratch

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To rub your skin with your nails, or to mark a surface with something sharp.

Synonyms: scrape, graze, claw

How to Spell Scratch

Syllables: scratch

Tricky part: The word ends in tch, not ch. It also starts with sc, not sk.

Watch out for: scrach, skratch, scratsh

Memory tip: Scratch ends in t-c-h like catch, match and patch. A cat can catch you and leave a scratch.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. from scratch: from the very beginning, with nothing ready Example: "We lost the file, so we had to write the story from scratch."
  2. up to scratch: good enough Example: "His bowling was not up to scratch, so he practised every evening."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Try not to scratch the mosquito bite, or it will itch more.

Example 2: The puppy began to scratch at the door when it wanted to go out.

Example 3: Be careful not to scratch the new table with your keys.

Fun Fact

Scratch is also the name of a free coding language made at MIT for young people. You build programs by snapping coloured blocks together.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

scra_c_

a) t, k
b) t, h
c) c, h
d) s, h

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b) t, h. After a short vowel, this sound is spelt tch.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcrhsca

a) sketch
b) snatch
c) scratch
d) stretch

Show answer

c) scratch. Only scratch uses two c's and an r with these seven letters.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: scratch

a) scrape
b) soothe
c) heal
d) polish

Show answer

a) scrape. To scrape is to rub something rough or sharp across a surface, as you do when you scratch it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A cat might scratch you with its ____.

a) claws
b) ears
c) tail
d) whiskers

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a) claws

2. A scratch on a car is ____.

a) an empty fuel tank
b) a flat tyre
c) a new coat of paint
d) a thin mark on its surface

Show answer

d) a thin mark on its surface

Associated Words

analyticalweightignorebeholdprimitive
allegianceabnormalcompulsivedevastatecompetitively

Next steps

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