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Spell Bee Word: Yak


What does yak mean?

Word: Yak

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Yak means a big, hairy animal like a cow that lives in the cold, high mountains. People use yaks to carry loads and for milk.

How do you spell yak?

Syllables: yak

Tricky part: Yak ends with a lone k. Children who know back and sack sometimes put a c before it.

Watch out for: yakk, yakh

Memory tip: Picture the yak's horn as the tall stick of the k at the end. The horn stands alone, with no c beside it.

Yak in a sentence

Example 1: A yak carried our bags up the mountain path.

Example 2: The yak has long, shaggy hair.

Example 3: Yak milk is used to make cheese in the mountains.

Fun Fact

Yaks grunt instead of mooing. That is why the scientific name of the tame yak, Bos grunniens, means grunting ox.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

y_k

a) o
b) i
c) e
d) a

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d) a. The vowel is a, the same as in cat.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

van, wolf, x-ray, ____

a) zebra
b) ant
c) yak
d) cow

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c) yak. Each word starts with the next letter of the alphabet: v, w, x, and then y.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

aky

a) yka
b) ayk
c) yak
d) kay

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c) yak. Just three letters: say the word and set them down in the order you hear them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) camel
b) yak
c) donky
d) horse

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c) donky. Donkey ends in ey, as in monkey; camel, yak and horse are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which part of India might you see a yak?

a) Kerala
b) Rajasthan
c) Goa
d) Ladakh

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d) Ladakh

2. A baby yak is called a ____.

a) calf
b) cub
c) foal
d) kid

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a) calf

Associated Words

octoberarmabilitymechaniccold
toffeequickmaizethirstybanyan

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