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Spell Bee Word: Sick

Sick (adjective): not well in your body; ill.


What does sick mean?

Word: Sick

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Sick means not well in your body; ill.

Synonyms: ill, unwell

Antonyms: well

How do you spell sick?

Syllables: sick

Tricky part: After the short i, the k sound at the end is spelt ck, not just k.

Watch out for: sik, sikk

Memory tip: C comes before k in the alphabet, and it comes before k at the end of sick too.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. sick and tired: Fed up with something that has gone on too long. Example: "I am sick and tired of this rain, I want to play outside."

Sick in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma made soup for me when I was sick.

Example 2: The sick puppy was taken to the vet.

Example 3: Eating too many sweets made Kofi feel sick.

Fun Fact

In British English, being sick often means throwing up, while feeling unwell is usually called being ill.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

sick

a) healthy
b) weak
c) tired
d) sore

Show answer

a) healthy. A sick person is not healthy; the other three can all go with being sick.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena stayed at home because she was seck.

a) seck
b) stayed
c) because
d) home

Show answer

a) seck. Sick has a short i, the same vowel as in pin.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

sicke

a) e
b) c
c) k
d) i

Show answer

a) e. Sick stops at the k; no e follows it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When you are sick, whom do you visit?

a) a painter
b) a doctor
c) a barber
d) a baker

Show answer

b) a doctor

2. A sick child needs plenty of ____.

a) homework
b) rest
c) sweets
d) exercise

Show answer

b) rest

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: well

More words from this list

toe, addition, deadlock, frosty, hospital, please, shell, thick

Next steps

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