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Spell Bee Word: Backbone


What does backbone mean?

Word: Backbone

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Backbone means the row of bones down the middle of your back. It can also mean the most important part of something.

How do you spell backbone?

Syllables: back - bone

Tricky part: Back ends in ck. Losing the c to write bacbone is the usual slip.

Watch out for: bacbone, bakbone

Memory tip: Say 'back' with a click: the c and the k click together before bone begins.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the backbone of: the most important part that holds something together Example: "Our goalkeeper is the backbone of the team."

Backbone in a sentence

Example 1: Sit straight to keep your backbone healthy.

Example 2: Fish, birds and snakes all have a backbone.

Example 3: Grandpa says a firm mattress is good for the backbone.

Fun Fact

The neck is part of the backbone, and a giraffe has seven neck bones, the same number as you.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) backbone
b) backbown
c) backboen
d) backboan

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a) backbone. Bone is spelt inside backbone just as it is on its own.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

backbone

a) spine
b) shoulder
c) skull
d) rib

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a) spine. The backbone is also called the spine.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ckebanob

a) backbnoe
b) backbeon
c) backbone
d) backobne

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c) backbone. Find the four letters of back first; the rest make the part that names what it is.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

backbbone

a) k
b) n
c) b
d) o

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c) b. Back ends in k and bone starts with b, so only one b sits at the join.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Animals with a backbone are called ____.

a) vertebrates
b) spiders
c) insects
d) invertebrates

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a) vertebrates

2. Which animal does NOT have a backbone?

a) sparrow
b) earthworm
c) frog
d) cow

Show answer

b) earthworm

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