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Spell Bee Word: Blood


What does blood mean?

Word: Blood

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Blood means the red liquid that moves around inside your body and carries food and air to every part of it.

How do you spell blood?

Syllables: blood

Tricky part: The oo here sounds like the u in mud, not like the oo in food, so it is tempting to write a u.

Watch out for: bludd, blodd

Memory tip: Blood and flood are a pair: both sound like mud, and both are spelt with oo.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. blood is thicker than water: Family ties are stronger than other ties. Example: "Riya helped her cousin first, because blood is thicker than water."

Blood in a sentence

Example 1: The nurse took a little blood from my arm.

Example 2: Our heart pumps blood all day and all night.

Example 3: There was a drop of blood on the plaster.

Fun Fact

An adult's body holds about five litres of blood.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) bllood
b) doctor
c) heart
d) finger

Show answer

a) bllood. Blood has a single l after the b.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

bloode

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

Show answer

a) e. Blood stops at the d; nothing comes after it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

cut, ____, scab, scar

a) blood
b) bone
c) sweat
d) hair

Show answer

a) blood. A cut lets out blood, then a scab forms over it, and sometimes a scar is left.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blood travels round the body through tubes called ____.

a) nerves
b) muscles
c) veins
d) bones

Show answer

c) veins

2. A person who gives blood to help sick people is called a blood ____.

a) singer
b) driver
c) donor
d) teacher

Show answer

c) donor

Associated Words

teasedecoratewelcomesealwolf
springreleasescarfreplycheese

More words from this list

coat, everywhere, grass, lotus, play, seventeen, thigh, activity

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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