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Spell Bee Word: Bleed


What does bleed mean?

Word: Bleed

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Bleed means to lose blood, for example from a cut or a scratch.

How do you spell bleed?

Syllables: bleed

Tricky part: The long ee sound is two e's, the same as in feed and need.

Watch out for: blid, blead

Memory tip: Blood comes out when you bleed, but bleed has ee where blood has oo.

Bleed in a sentence

Example 1: My knee started to bleed when I fell.

Example 2: Did your gums bleed when you brushed?

Example 3: A small scratch may bleed for a minute.

Fun Fact

When you bleed from a small cut, tiny parts of the blood called platelets clump together to help close the wound.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bleede
b) bleet
c) bleed
d) bleedd

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c) bleed. Bleed ends with one d and nothing after it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

blleed

a) d
b) b
c) l
d) e

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c) l. The l in bleed is a single letter.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

fall, cut, ____, bandage

a) sing
b) jump
c) laugh
d) bleed

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d) bleed. A fall can cut your skin, the cut may bleed, and a bandage helps it stop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is most likely to make a finger bleed?

a) a cold drink
b) a paper cut
c) a soft pillow
d) a warm bath

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b) a paper cut

2. What should you do first if a small cut starts to bleed?

a) keep scratching it
b) rub some mud on it
c) pour hot water on it
d) press a clean cloth on it

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d) press a clean cloth on it

Associated Words

Words that end in -eed: need, seaweed, weed, feed

More words from this list

clock, emperor, gown, loaf, plane, secret, teeth, account

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