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Spell Bee Word: Weak


What does weak mean?

Word: Weak

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Weak means without much power or energy, so that you cannot do much.

Synonyms: feeble

Sounds like: week (seven days)

How do you spell weak?

Syllables: weak

Tricky part: The vowel sound is spelt ea. Children often write week by mistake, which is the seven-day word.

Watch out for: weke, wiek

Memory tip: A week has two e's sitting together like days in a row. Weak tea has ea: picture a pale cup of tea that needs more leaves.

Weak in a sentence

Example 1: After the fever, Arjun felt weak.

Example 2: The tea is too weak; add more leaves.

Example 3: A weak branch snapped in the storm.

Fun Fact

Weak comes from an Old Norse word that meant bending easily.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

weak

a) strong
b) slow
c) thin
d) tired

Show answer

a) strong. Strong is the opposite of weak.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

wea_

a) g
b) p
c) b
d) k

Show answer

d) k. Weak finishes with k, as in kite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hungry
b) helthy
c) tired
d) weak

Show answer

b) helthy. Healthy keeps the ea of health.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The baby bird was too weak to fli.

a) bird
b) baby
c) fli
d) weak

Show answer

c) fli. Fly ends in y, as in sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arjun stayed in bed and felt weak. What was the most likely reason?

a) a good breakfast
b) a warm bath
c) a high fever
d) a good night's sleep

Show answer

c) a high fever

2. Who is most likely to be too weak to climb the stairs?

a) a young horse
b) a big elephant
c) a newborn kitten
d) a fit footballer

Show answer

c) a newborn kitten

Associated Words

clerkluxuriouspurchasequarreloptimistic
bakerbroccolicommunicationamusinghour

Next steps

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