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Spell Bee Word: Circuit


What does circuit mean?

Word: Circuit

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Circuit means a complete path that electricity flows around. It can also mean a track or route that goes round and comes back to where it started.

Synonyms: track

How do you spell circuit?

Syllables: cir - cuit

Tricky part: The ending sounds like kit, but it is spelt cuit, with a u you do not hear.

Watch out for: circit, circut

Memory tip: Circuit ends just like biscuit, silent u and all.

Circuit in a sentence

Example 1: We made a simple circuit with a battery, a wire and a bulb.

Example 2: The runners did three laps of the circuit around the stadium.

Example 3: When the switch is off, the circuit is broken and the fan stops.

Fun Fact

The Silverstone Circuit in England hosted the very first Formula One World Championship race in 1950.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa fixed a loose wire, and the sircuit for our doorbell worked again.

a) sircuit
b) worked
c) loose
d) doorbell

Show answer

a) sircuit. The word begins with a c, just like circle.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) switch
b) circuit
c) battery
d) eletric

Show answer

d) eletric. Electric has a c after the l and the e.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cirrcuit

a) u
b) c
c) r
d) i

Show answer

c) r. Only one r follows the first ci.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

circuit

a) fuse
b) plug
c) spark
d) loop

Show answer

d) loop. A circuit runs all the way round and joins up, like a loop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when a circuit is broken?

a) the bulb glows brighter
b) the current stops flowing
c) the wire grows longer
d) the battery charges up

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b) the current stops flowing

2. A runner who completes a circuit of the park ends up ____.

a) back where she started
b) just outside the park
c) only halfway round it
d) at the far side gate

Show answer

a) back where she started

Associated Words

Words that start with circ: circumnavigate, circumvent, circumspect, circulation, circular, circumstance

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: track

More words from this list

descendant, exploration, illusion, moreover, proclaim, subside, webbed, aperture

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