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Spell Bee Word: biofuel


Basic Details

Word: Biofuel

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Fuel made from plants or animal waste instead of oil from under the ground. Ethanol made from sugarcane is one example.

How to Spell Biofuel

Syllables: bi - o - fu - el

Tricky part: Bio is spelt with an i and an o, never byo or bia. In fuel, the u comes before the e.

Watch out for: biofual, biofule, byofuel

Memory tip: Think of biology: bio means life, and biofuel comes from living things. Then add fuel, spelt f-u-e-l as on a petrol pump.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Some buses in our city now run on biofuel instead of plain diesel.

Example 2: The farmer sells his leftover sugarcane waste to a factory that makes biofuel.

Example 3: Scientists are testing whether algae can be grown to make biofuel.

Fun Fact

India mixes ethanol, made mostly from sugarcane and grains, into the petrol sold at pumps. This cuts the amount of crude oil the country has to buy from abroad.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____fuel

a) bia
b) bio
c) byo
d) beo

Show answer

b) bio. Bio, meaning life, is the same prefix found in biology and biography.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

biofueel

a) o
b) u
c) e
d) f

Show answer

c) e. Fuel has a single e between u and l.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) pestiside
b) manuer
c) biofuel
d) compoast

Show answer

c) biofuel. Biofuel is bio, as in biology, joined straight on to fuel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these can be used to make biofuel?

a) iron
b) sand
c) sugarcane
d) coal

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c) sugarcane

2. Biofuels are different from petrol because they come from ____.

a) plants and living things
b) the air
c) rocks deep under the sea
d) melted plastic

Show answer

a) plants and living things

Associated Words

breedingperhapspaneldevastateenormity
roundaboutacceptableplantationpausesentiment

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