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Spell Bee Word: Witch


What does witch mean?

Word: Witch

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Witch means in fairy tales, a woman who has magic powers and casts spells, often in a tall pointed hat.

Synonyms: sorceress, enchantress

Sounds like: which (a question word used to pick one thing from a group)

How do you spell witch?

Syllables: witch

Tricky part: The t before the ch is silent, so children often leave it out.

Watch out for: wich, witsh

Memory tip: A witch's nose might itch: witch ends with the same -tch as itch.

Witch in a sentence

Example 1: The witch in the play stirred a big pot and cackled.

Example 2: In the story, a kind witch turned the frog back into a prince.

Example 3: Our class puppet show had a witch, a king and a talking parrot.

Fun Fact

The witch hazel shrub has nothing to do with witches. Its name comes from an Old English word meaning bendy, because its branches bend easily.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the masculine form of the word:

witch

a) witcher
b) witchman
c) wizard
d) sorceress

Show answer

c) wizard. In stories, the male partner word of witch is wizard.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) castel
b) goblen
c) witch
d) dragen

Show answer

c) witch. Castle, dragon and goblin are fairy-tale words too, but they are misspelt here; witch is not.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Emma dressed up as a whitch for the fancy-dress show at school.

a) show
b) whitch
c) school
d) dressed

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b) whitch. The witch in stories starts with a plain w; which, the question word, is the one with wh.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

witche

a) e
b) i
c) w
d) h

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a) e. Witch stops at the h; no e is needed after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In stories, a witch is often shown riding a ____.

a) camel
b) boat
c) bicycle
d) broomstick

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d) broomstick

2. In many stories, which pet is shown with a witch?

a) a tortoise
b) a white rabbit
c) a goldfish
d) a black cat

Show answer

d) a black cat

Associated Words

Words that end in -tch: scratch, stretch, wristwatch, hutch, catch

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: enchantress

More words from this list

belong, coastline, dishwasher, friendship, item, musty, quarrel, soul

Next steps

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