Spell Bee Word: Walk

What does walk mean?

Word: Walk

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Walk means to move along on your feet, one step at a time.

Synonyms: stroll

How do you spell walk?

Syllables: walk

Tricky part: A silent l comes before the k. If you spell by sound, you may write wak or wawk.

Watch out for: wak, wawk

Memory tip: Walk, talk and chalk all hide the same quiet l before the k.

Walk in a sentence

Example 1: We walk to school every day.

Example 2: Dadi takes a walk in the park after dinner.

Example 3: The baby is learning to walk.

Fun Fact

In Old English, the word for walk meant to roll or toss about. Only later did it mean to go on foot.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) walke
b) whalk
c) walck
d) walk

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d) walk. Walk starts with a plain w and ends with a plain k.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lakw

a) wlak
b) walk
c) wlka
d) awlk

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b) walk. These letters make the word for going on foot.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

waulk

a) w
b) a
c) u
d) k

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c) u. Walk has only the a before its quiet l, so the u goes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Walking your dog means you ____.

a) take it out on a lead
b) brush its thick fur
c) give it a warm bath
d) feed it its dinner

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a) take it out on a lead

2. What do you need most for a long walk?

a) a swimming cap
b) a bicycle pump
c) comfortable shoes
d) a cricket bat

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c) comfortable shoes

Associated Words

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

More words from this list

baker, carry, deer, foal, January, nine, ribbon, speech

Next steps

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