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Spell Bee Word: Artery

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What does artery mean?

Word: Artery

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Artery means one of the tubes that carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body; also a main road or route.

Synonyms: blood vessel

How do you spell artery?

Syllables: ar - ter - y

Tricky part: Say all three beats; squashing the middle one gives artry.

Watch out for: artry, artrey, arterie

Memory tip: An artery carries blood away from the heart: start with art and you are on your way.

Artery in a sentence

Example 1: You can feel an artery throb in your neck after a fast run.

Example 2: The ring road is the main traffic artery of the city.

Example 3: Doctors check whether any artery is narrowed.

Next steps

Fun Fact

The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is roughly 2.5 centimetres across in an adult.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) artery
b) rythm
c) cemetry
d) embarass

Show answer

a) artery. Cemetery needs another e, embarrass two r's, and rhythm an h after the r.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Each healthy artary carries fresh blood away from the heart, the doctor explained.

a) explained
b) healthy
c) fresh
d) artary

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d) artary. The middle syllable is ter, with an e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

teyrar

a) eatery
b) rarity
c) artery
d) treaty

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c) artery. Two r's and a single t, e and y build artery and nothing else here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which carries blood back to the heart, the opposite job to an artery?

a) a tendon
b) a vein
c) a muscle
d) a nerve

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b) a vein

2. Where is an easy place to feel the pulse in an artery?

a) on the tip of the nose
b) on the inside of the wrist
c) on a fingernail
d) on the back of the elbow

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b) on the inside of the wrist

Associated Words

Words that end in -tery: flattery, upholstery, effrontery, mystery

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