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Spell Bee Word: Skate


What does skate mean?

Word: Skate

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Skate means a boot with wheels or a thin metal blade on the bottom, used for gliding along the ground or on ice.

How do you spell skate?

Syllables: skate

Tricky part: The k sound at the start is spelt k, not c, so the word begins s, k.

Watch out for: scate, sckate

Memory tip: Two skates, two sharp letters: s and k start the word, with no c in sight.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. get your skates on: Hurry up. Example: "Get your skates on or we will miss the train."

Skate in a sentence

Example 1: I lost one skate in the park.

Example 2: Her new skates have pink wheels.

Example 3: Tie the laces of your skate tightly.

Fun Fact

Skate is also the name of a flat sea fish. Its eggs grow inside tough little cases that wash up on beaches and are called mermaid's purses.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) skayt
b) skait
c) skate
d) skaet

Show answer

c) skate. Skate ends with a silent e that makes the a long.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

foot, sock, ____, ice

a) skate
b) scarf
c) glove
d) hat

Show answer

a) skate. Your foot goes into a sock, the sock goes into a skate, and the skate glides on the ice.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

skatte

a) s
b) e
c) t
d) k

Show answer

c) t. Skate has a single t before its last letter.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

I wear a helmit when I skate.

a) wear
b) skate
c) helmit
d) when

Show answer

c) helmit. The last part of helmet is spelt et.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many skates do you wear at one time?

a) one
b) four
c) two
d) three

Show answer

c) two

2. Which sport is played on ice skates?

a) cricket
b) kabaddi
c) badminton
d) ice hockey

Show answer

d) ice hockey

Associated Words

baadollstorylistenbiscuit
kettlebasketsuggestshortslemonade

More words from this list

tooth, amount, breeze, cotton, favourite, hardly, milk, power

Next steps

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