What does clinic mean?
Word: Clinic
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Clinic means a place where people go to see a doctor or nurse for a check-up or for a small health problem.
Synonyms: health centre
How do you spell clinic?
Syllables: clin - ic
Tricky part: The word ends in a plain c, with no k after it. Children who hear the hard k sound at the end often add a k or ck.
Watch out for: clinik, clinick, klinic
Memory tip: Think of the final c as a closed door: once it shuts, nothing comes after it, not even a k.
Clinic in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma goes to the eye clinic once a month.
Example 2: The clinic near our school opens at nine.
Example 3: The nurse at the clinic checked my height and weight.
Fun Fact
Clinic comes from the Greek word kline, meaning bed. Long ago, doctors taught their students at the patient's bedside.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
i, i
a) c__m__c
b) cl__n__c
c) t__n__c
d) p__n__c
Show answer
b) cl__n__c. Put i in both gaps of cl__n__c and you get clinic; comic and tonic need an o, and panic needs an a.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) clinnic, nurse, medicin, bandage
b) clinic, nerse, medicine, bandaje
c) clinic, nurse, medicine, bandage
d) clinic, nurse, medisine, bandege
Show answer
c) clinic, nurse, medicine, bandage. Nurse, medicine and bandage are all right only in this list, and clinic keeps its single n.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
lciinc
a) a place where a doctor checks you
b) a room in a school where books are kept
c) a building where trains stop for passengers
d) a small shop that sells sweets and snacks
Show answer
a) a place where a doctor checks you. Rearranged, these six letters spell clinic, a place for check-ups.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
The vet holds a free ____ for pets every Saturday morning.
a) click
b) clinic
c) climb
d) cling
Show answer
b) clinic. A clinic is a place for check-ups; click, cling and climb do not name a place.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these might happen at a clinic?
a) a pilot lands a plane
b) a chef bakes a cake
c) you get a cough treated
d) a tailor sews a shirt
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c) you get a cough treated
2. Compared with a big hospital, a clinic is usually ____.
a) taller
b) smaller
c) noisier
d) older
Show answer
b) smaller
