What does speckled mean?
Word: Speckled
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Speckled means covered with lots of small spots or marks of another colour, like a speckled egg or a speckled hen.
Synonyms: dotted
How do you spell speckled?
Syllables: speck - led
Tricky part: The c and the k sit side by side in the middle, and both are needed. Children often leave out the c and write spekled.
Watch out for: spekled, specled
Memory tip: Think of a chick inside a spotty egg: chick and speckled both keep c and k together.
Speckled in a sentence
Example 1: The speckled hen pecked at the grain near the well.
Example 2: Riya painted a speckled pattern on her clay pot with an old toothbrush.
Example 3: These speckled beans turn plain brown when you cook them.
Fun Fact
Many birds lay speckled eggs; the spots can help the eggs blend in with the ground or the nest.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
speckled
a) pecked
b) pickled
c) deck
d) sped
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b) pickled. Pickled needs an i, and speckled has no i at all.
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: e, e
a) cr__mbl__d
b) sp__ckl__d
c) tw__nkl__d
d) s__mpl__d
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b) sp__ckl__d. Only speckled takes e and e; the others need u, i and a first.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
We found three speckled eggs in a nest behind the water tank, and the mother bird sat neerby.
a) tank and neerby
b) only neerby
c) speckled and neerby
d) only behind
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b) only neerby. Nearby is near and by joined together, so it keeps the ea of near.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
dekselpc
a) having long, narrow lines of colour
b) having small lines or folds in it
c) covered with many tiny spots or dots
d) bright and giving back a lot of light
Show answer
c) covered with many tiny spots or dots. Rearranged, the letters give speckled, which means covered in little spots.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would be described as speckled?
a) a pebble with tiny dark dots
b) a freshly painted blank wall
c) a clean, clear glass bowl
d) a plain white sheet of paper
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a) a pebble with tiny dark dots
2. Which word is closest in meaning to speckled?
a) shiny
b) smooth
c) striped
d) spotted
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d) spotted
