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Spell Bee Word: Squad


What does squad mean?

Word: Squad

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Squad means a small group of people who work or play together, like a cricket squad or a rescue squad.

Synonyms: team, group

How do you spell squad?

Syllables: squad

Tricky part: The q is always followed by u, so the word starts squ, never sq on its own.

Watch out for: sqad, skwad, sqwad

Memory tip: Q never goes anywhere without its partner u, just as a squad member never plays alone.

Squad in a sentence

Example 1: The Indian squad for the tour was announced today.

Example 2: Our class formed a clean-up squad for the school garden.

Example 3: The fire squad arrived within ten minutes.

Fun Fact

For a Cricket World Cup, each country names a squad of 15 players, but only 11 of them take the field in a game.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

squad

a) coach
b) unit
c) match
d) stadium

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b) unit. A squad is a unit, a small group that works as one; the coach, the match and the stadium are only linked to one.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) squad
b) captain
c) umpier
d) referee

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c) umpier. Umpire ends in -ire; squad, captain and referee are all spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The rescue squod reached the flooded village by boat.

a) squod
b) flooded
c) rescue
d) village

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a) squod. After qu the letter is a, even though it sounds like o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A school's football squad is ____.

a) the teachers who run the canteen
b) the players picked for the team
c) the fans who watch the matches
d) the parents who drive the players

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b) the players picked for the team

2. The traffic squad was on duty at the crossing. Who were they?

a) a crowd of shoppers
b) a group of police officers
c) a line of parked cars
d) a family of tourists

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b) a group of police officers

Associated Words

lacrosseprecastgravitydisagreeexplorer
airborneplentysportsmangardenmature

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