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Spell Bee Word: Wake


What does wake mean?

Word: Wake

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Wake means to come out of your night's rest and open your eyes. You can also wake someone else up.

Synonyms: awaken

How do you spell wake?

Syllables: wake

Tricky part: The long a sound comes from the silent e at the end. Without it, the word becomes wak.

Watch out for: wak, wayke

Memory tip: Picture the e at the end as an alarm clock. You never hear it, but it rings to make the a say its name.

Wake in a sentence

Example 1: I wake up at six every morning.

Example 2: Please do not wake the baby.

Example 3: The rooster's call will wake the whole village.

Fun Fact

A wake is also the trail of waves that a moving boat leaves behind it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pillow
b) morning
c) blanket
d) whake

Show answer

d) whake. Wake starts with a plain w, with no h after it; the other three are spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

wake

a) sleep
b) run
c) eat
d) rise

Show answer

a) sleep. When you wake you stop sleeping, so sleep is the opposite.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

wakke

a) k
b) w
c) e
d) a

Show answer

a) k. Wake has a single k before its silent e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you usually do right after you wake up?

a) put on pyjamas
b) say goodnight
c) eat your dinner
d) brush your teeth

Show answer

d) brush your teeth

2. What wakes you up in many homes?

a) a soft pillow
b) a wall calendar
c) an alarm clock
d) a night lamp

Show answer

c) an alarm clock

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with wa: watermelon, watch, warm

More words from this list

bake, carrot, decorate, flower, iron, niece, reveal, sparrow

Next steps

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