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Spell Bee Word: Torch


What does torch mean?

Word: Torch

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Torch means a small electric lamp that runs on batteries and that you can carry about to see in the dark.

How do you spell torch?

Syllables: torch

Tricky part: The word ends in rch. A t slips in before the ch, as in watch, giving tortch.

Watch out for: tortch, torh, tourch

Memory tip: After an r, the ch sound is written as plain ch with no t: march, perch, torch.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. pass the torch: hand over a job or a role to someone else Example: "The old captain passed the torch to a younger player."

Torch in a sentence

Example 1: Papa keeps a torch near the bed at night.

Example 2: We used a torch to find the ball under the sofa.

Example 3: My torch needs new batteries.

Fun Fact

In American English a hand torch is usually called a flashlight.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with torch?

a) touch
b) much
c) torn
d) porch

Show answer

d) porch. Porch ends with the same or and ch sounds as torch.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

c h o r t 1 2 3 4 5

a) 35412
b) 54312
c) 53412
d) 12345

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c) 53412. Take t (5), o (3), r (4), c (1) and h (2) to spell torch.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Papa switched on his ______ to look for the cat in the dark.

a) tooth
b) torch
c) coach
d) touch

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b) torch. Only a torch can be switched on to help you see in the dark.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

t_rch

a) u
b) e
c) o
d) a

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c) o. The vowel in torch is o, the same as in fork and horn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A torch gives out ______.

a) water
b) light
c) air
d) music

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b) light

2. A torch is very useful during a ______.

a) birthday party
b) cricket match
c) school holiday
d) power cut

Show answer

d) power cut

Associated Words

More Class 1 Winter Spell Bee words starting with to: toast, today, toilet, together

More words from this list

bathroom, comb, front, learn, nice, polar, seed, stalk

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