What does crumb mean?
Word: Crumb
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Crumb means a very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit that falls off when you eat or cut it.
Synonyms: bit, scrap
How do you spell crumb?
Syllables: crumb
Tricky part: There is a silent b at the end. We do not say it, but we must write it.
Watch out for: crum, crumm, krum
Memory tip: Crumb, thumb and climb all hide a quiet b at the end. A crumb is small enough to sit on your thumb.
Crumb in a sentence
Example 1: The ants carried away every crumb of the biscuit.
Example 2: There were crumbs all over Papa's shirt after breakfast.
Example 3: Not a crumb of the cake was left after the party.
Fun Fact
The b in crumb was added in the 1500s, probably to match words like dumb and thumb. Older writers spelt it crume or crumme.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
My little sister dropped a krumb of toast on the carpet.
a) carpet
b) sister
c) little
d) krumb
Show answer
d) krumb. Crumb starts with a c, like crust and crunch.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
crumb
a) loaf
b) meal
c) feast
d) morsel
Show answer
d) morsel. A morsel is a tiny bit of food, just like a crumb; a loaf is a whole block of bread.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) biskit
b) sandwitch
c) choclate
d) crumb
Show answer
d) crumb. Biscuit, chocolate and sandwich are each misspelt here; crumb is correct.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
brucm
a) drum
b) curb
c) crumble
d) crumb
Show answer
d) crumb. Five letters with a c, an m and a b: curb has no m, drum needs a d, and crumble needs an l and an e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where would you find crumbs after breakfast?
a) on a spoon after eating yoghurt
b) on a plate after eating toast
c) in a bowl after drinking soup
d) in a cup after drinking milk
Show answer
b) on a plate after eating toast
2. If there is not a crumb of food left, what has happened?
a) the food has gone stale
b) the food is still cooking
c) only the bread is left
d) all the food has been eaten
Show answer
d) all the food has been eaten
