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Spell Bee Word: breeding


Basic Details

Word: Breeding

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Keeping animals or plants so that they produce young ones, often to get better kinds with useful features.

Synonyms: rearing, raising

How to Spell Breeding

Syllables: breed - ing

Tricky part: Breed keeps its double e, but the d is not doubled. Students sometimes double it because of words like bedding.

Watch out for: breding, breedding, briding

Memory tip: A long vowel sound like ee does not need a double consonant after it: breed becomes breeding, just as feed becomes feeding.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The scientists at the farm work on breeding cows that give more milk.

Example 2: Careful breeding has produced wheat that can grow with less water.

Example 3: Spring is the breeding season for many birds.

Fun Fact

The Gir cow, a breed from Gujarat, was taken to Brazil many years ago. Brazilian farmers have since bred huge numbers of Gir cattle for milk.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

breedding

a) b
b) r
c) e
d) d

Show answer

d) d. Breed keeps a single d when ing is added.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) breeding
b) harvisting
c) fertilizar
d) irigation

Show answer

a) breeding. Among these farm words, breeding alone keeps every letter in place, with ee in breed.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gdinebre

a) bleeding
b) breading
c) breeding
d) reading

Show answer

c) breeding. Bleeding has an l, while breading and reading both need an a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the aim of breeding rice plants with care?

a) to get better kinds of rice
b) to change rice into wheat
c) to make the rice cheaper to cook
d) to keep birds away

Show answer

a) to get better kinds of rice

2. Which of these happens during the breeding season of birds?

a) they build nests and lay eggs
b) they stop eating
c) they lose all their feathers
d) they forget how to fly

Show answer

a) they build nests and lay eggs

Associated Words

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