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Spell Bee Word: Aquifer

Aquifer (noun): a layer of rock, sand or gravel under the ground that holds water, which wells can draw up.


What does aquifer mean?

Word: Aquifer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Aquifer means a layer of rock, sand or gravel under the ground that holds water, which wells can draw up.

How do you spell aquifer?

Syllables: aq - ui - fer

Tricky part: The vowel after the q sound is i, not a. Students write aquafer or add a c before the q.

Watch out for: aquafer, acquifer

Memory tip: Picture water dripping from the dot of the i in aquifer.

Aquifer in a sentence

Example 1: The village well gets its water from an aquifer deep below the fields.

Example 2: Rainwater harvesting helps refill the aquifer under the city.

Example 3: Geologists mapped the aquifer before the new tube wells were dug.

Fun Fact

The Ogallala Aquifer under the Great Plains of the United States is one of the largest in the world and waters millions of acres of farmland.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Fill in the two missing letters:

aq_if_r

a) u,e
b) w,e
c) a,e
d) u,a

Show answer

a) u,e. Q always takes a u, and the ending is fer.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

fiqaure

a) require
b) quaver
c) quieter
d) aquifer

Show answer

d) aquifer. The f is the clue: of these, only aquifer has one.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) aquifer
b) aquareum
c) aquatik
d) acqueduct

Show answer

a) aquifer. Aqueduct has no c, aquarium ends in ium, and aquatic ends with a c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is most like an aquifer?

a) a wet sponge buried in sand
b) a cloud full of rain
c) a gutter on a roof
d) a tank on a tower

Show answer

a) a wet sponge buried in sand

2. If more water is pumped out of an aquifer than rain puts back, ____.

a) the rain gets heavier
b) wells have to be dug deeper
c) the soil becomes richer
d) rivers flood more often

Show answer

b) wells have to be dug deeper

Associated Words

Words that end in -fer: transfer, proffer, defer, heifer, refer, differ

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