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Spell Bee Word: Work


What does work mean?

Word: Work

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Work means to do a job or a task that takes effort.

Antonyms: rest, play

How do you spell work?

Syllables: work

Tricky part: The middle sounds like the ur in hurt, but the vowel is an o. Children often write wurk or werk.

Watch out for: wurk, werk, wirk

Memory tip: Draw the o in work as a round wheel on a handcart that helps you with the job. The sound may say ur, but the wheel stays.

Work in a sentence

Example 1: My parents work in London.

Example 2: We work hard before the school play.

Example 3: These ants work all day.

Fun Fact

A worker bee is a bee that does most of the jobs in a hive, such as collecting food and cleaning.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) worck
b) work

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b) work. This word ends with one letter, k, with no c before it.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'work':

a) perk
b) fork

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a) perk. Say them aloud. Perk sounds like work at the end, but fork has an or sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

worrk

a) r
b) o

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a) r. This letter appears twice, and the word needs it only once.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

okrw

a) wrok
b) work

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b) work. Begin with w and put the vowel next.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a farmer work?

a) on a ship
b) in a field
c) in a classroom
d) in an office

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b) in a field

2. Papa's work is to fly planes. What is he?

a) a pilot
b) a nurse
c) a tailor
d) a cook

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a) a pilot

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: play

More words from this list

blog, cost, film, hi, key, next, real, take

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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