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Spell Bee Word: Snake

Snake (noun): a long animal with no legs that moves by curving its body along the ground.

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What does snake mean?

Word: Snake

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Snake means a long animal with no legs that moves by curving its body along the ground.

How do you spell snake?

Syllables: snake

Tricky part: Do not write ck: that spells snack. After the long a, the k sound is a plain k.

Watch out for: snacke, snakk

Memory tip: Snake and snack look alike, but only snack has a c. No c for the snake.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a snake in the grass: Someone who pretends to be a friend but cannot be trusted. Example: "The fox in the story was a snake in the grass."

Snake in a sentence

Example 1: A green snake slid across the garden path.

Example 2: The snake charmer's snake stayed in its basket.

Example 3: Never put your hand into a hole where a snake may live.

Fun Fact

The board game snakes and ladders began in India long ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) snaike
b) sneake
c) snake
d) snayke

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c) snake. The long a needs no second vowel beside it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We saw a snak curled up at the zoo.

a) zoo
b) snak
c) curled
d) saw

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b) snak. Snak is missing the last letter, which is silent.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

snake

a) frog
b) tortoise
c) serpent
d) parrot

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c) serpent. Serpent is an old, grand word for a snake, often used in stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A snake flicks its tongue in and out to ____.

a) cool its mouth
b) smell what is near
c) chew its food
d) clean its teeth

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b) smell what is near

2. Most baby snakes hatch from ____.

a) eggs
b) cocoons
c) tadpoles
d) seeds

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a) eggs

Associated Words

Words that end in -ake: pancake, milkshake, make, awake, cupcake, lake

More words from this list

treasure, alone, canary, difficult, icy, message, prize, sink

Next steps

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