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Spell Bee Word: Stack


What does stack mean?

Word: Stack

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Stack means a neat pile of things placed one on top of another.

Synonyms: heap

How do you spell stack?

Syllables: stack

Tricky part: After the short a, the k sound at the end is spelt ck.

Watch out for: stak, stakk

Memory tip: The k sound in stack needs a c to lean on, just as the top book in a stack leans on the one below: c, then k.

Stack in a sentence

Example 1: Ella kept a neat stack of books on her desk.

Example 2: The waiter carried a stack of plates.

Example 3: A stack of mangoes sat outside the fruit shop.

Fun Fact

A tall pillar of rock standing on its own in the sea near a cliff is called a sea stack.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

stack

a) drop
b) hole
c) scatter
d) pile

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d) pile. A pile and a stack are both things heaped on top of one another.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

staack

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

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a) a. Stack has one a, the short a of cat.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_ack

a) f
b) w
c) p
d) t

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d) t. The word starts st, like stand and stamp.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) brick
b) stack
c) toys
d) puzzel

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d) puzzel. Puzzle ends in le, as in little; brick, stack and toys are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is easiest to stack?

a) flat books
b) bouncy balls
c) round marbles
d) rolling oranges

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a) flat books

2. If you add one more book to the top of a stack, the stack gets ____.

a) shorter
b) smaller
c) taller
d) thinner

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c) taller

Associated Words

Words that start with sta: starfish, star, stadium, stale, stable, stardom

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: heap

More words from this list

vinegar, awful, chew, early, grandmother, juice, nostril, reflect

Next steps

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