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Spell Bee Word: Streak


What does streak mean?

Word: Streak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Streak means a long, thin line or mark that is a different colour from what is around it. It can also mean a run of wins or good luck.

Synonyms: line, band

How do you spell streak?

Syllables: streak

Tricky part: The long ee sound is spelt ea, as in speak. Students who spell by sound write streek or streke.

Watch out for: streek, streke

Memory tip: A seagull may have a white streak on its wing, and sea and streak share the same ea.

Streak in a sentence

Example 1: There was a streak of mud across the back of Raj's white shirt.

Example 2: Our team is on a winning streak of five matches.

Example 3: Grandma has a silver streak in her black hair.

Fun Fact

Away from city lights, the Milky Way looks like a pale streak of light across the night sky. It is really the glow of billions of distant stars.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

streak

a) stripe
b) blob
c) dot
d) patch

Show answer

a) stripe. A streak and a stripe are both long, thin lines of colour.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) thunder
b) streak
c) rainbow
d) glimpce

Show answer

d) glimpce. Glimpse has an s before the e, not a c.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A bright streak of orange lit up the sky as the sun set over the cricket feild.

a) bright
b) feild
c) cricket
d) streak

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b) feild. Field puts the i before the e, like shield.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

streack

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

Show answer

c) c. The word ends with a plain k, with no c before it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A winning streak means ____.

a) a long practice session
b) several wins in a row
c) one lucky goal
d) a heavy defeat

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b) several wins in a row

2. You might see a streak in the sky as ____.

a) a scatter of dots on a dice
b) a square window on a wall
c) a thin white line left by a plane
d) a round full moon in the sky

Show answer

c) a thin white line left by a plane

Associated Words

Words that start with str: stratosphere, straggle, strong, strength, struggle, straight

More words from this list

affirm, botany, conditioner, devout, famished, imperative, monarch, psychology

Next steps

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