What does walking stick mean?
Word: Walking stick
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Walking stick means a stick that a person leans on for support while walking.
Synonyms: cane, staff, stick
How do you spell walking stick?
Syllables: walk - ing stick
Tricky part: Oxford writes it as two words, walking stick, with no hyphen; the hyphenated walking-stick is also seen. Walk has a silent l, and stick ends in ck, so students write walkin stick or walking stik.
Watch out for: walkin stick, walking stik, wolking stick
Memory tip: Both parts are everyday words spelt exactly as usual: walking, silent l and all, and stick, with ck. Just write them side by side.
Walking stick in a sentence
Example 1: Dadaji's walking stick has a carved handle shaped like a parrot.
Example 2: After her knee operation, Mrs Rao used a walking stick for a month.
Example 3: On the trek, the guide cut a walking stick from a fallen branch for each of us.
Fun Fact
On the Salt March of 1930, Mahatma Gandhi walked about 385 kilometres from Sabarmati to Dandi, leaning on a bamboo walking stick.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) wating room
b) swiming pool
c) diving bord
d) walking stick
Show answer
d) walking stick. Diving board needs the oa of board, swimming two m's, and waiting keeps its i; walking stick needs no change at all.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
My grandmother leaned on her walking stik as she slowly climbed the steps of the old temple near our house.
a) temple
b) walking stik
c) grandmother
d) climbed
Show answer
b) walking stik. Stick ends with ck, the same as thick and brick.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. wheelchare 2. umbrela 3. walking stick 4. lanturn
a) a folding cover that keeps the rain off you
b) a chair on wheels for people who cannot walk
c) a lamp in a case with a handle
d) a stick used for support while walking
Show answer
d) a stick used for support while walking. Umbrella has two l's, lantern ends in -ern, and wheelchair ends in -air.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would most likely need a walking stick?
a) an elderly man with weak knees
b) a baby who is learning to crawl
c) a swimmer in a race
d) a pilot flying a plane
Show answer
a) an elderly man with weak knees
2. Another word for a walking stick is ____.
a) chain
b) cane
c) crane
d) cone
Show answer
b) cane
