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Spell Bee Word: Dose


What does dose mean?

Word: Dose

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dose means the amount of a medicine that you should take at one time.

Synonyms: amount, measure

How do you spell dose?

Syllables: dose

Tricky part: The end sounds like s and is spelt se. Do not mix it up with doze, which ends in ze and means a short sleep.

Watch out for: doce, dosse

Memory tip: The doctor gives a dose with an s. When you doze, you sleep, and z is for zzz.

Dose in a sentence

Example 1: Take one dose of the syrup after dinner.

Example 2: The doctor wrote the dose on the medicine box.

Example 3: Grandma keeps a chart so that she never misses a dose.

Fun Fact

Dose comes from a Greek word meaning a giving, because a dose is the amount of medicine given at one time.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with dose?

a) lose
b) gross
c) rose
d) nose

Show answer

b) gross. Gross ends with a soft s like dose; rose and nose end with a z sound.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

d__se

a) au
b) oe
c) oa
d) o

Show answer

d) o. A single o is all dose needs at the start.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

The nurse measured one dose of syrup and gave it to the patiant.

a) nurse
b) syrup
c) patiant
d) dose

Show answer

c) patiant. Patient is spelt with ie: p-a-t-i-e-n-t.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. dose 2. dove 3. dot

a) 312
b) 132
c) 213
d) 123

Show answer

b) 132. All three start with do, so look at the third letter: s comes before t, and t comes before v.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you take one dose every morning for a week, how many doses do you take?

a) 1
b) 5
c) 7
d) 14

Show answer

c) 7

2. A dose of cough syrup is usually about ____.

a) a bottleful
b) a spoonful
c) a bucketful
d) a jugful

Show answer

b) a spoonful

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with do: doorknob, dollar, dozen, download

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grand, ladybird, paraffin, slab, swarm, wheelbarrow, blame, cocoon

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