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Spell Bee Word: eardrum


Basic Details

Word: Eardrum

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A thin, tight skin inside your ear that shakes when sound reaches it, helping you to hear.

How to Spell Eardrum

Syllables: ear - drum

Tricky part: It is a compound of ear and drum, joined with no letter dropped or added. Some children write eer or dram.

Watch out for: eerdrum, eardram, eardrumm

Memory tip: It works like a tiny drum inside your ear, and that is exactly how it is spelt: ear + drum.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Very loud music can damage your eardrum.

Example 2: The doctor shone a small light to look at my eardrum.

Example 3: Never push a cotton bud deep into your ear, or you could hurt the eardrum.

Fun Fact

Sound makes the eardrum shake, and three tiny bones behind it pass the shaking on; one of them, the stirrup, is the smallest bone in the human body.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) backbon
b) eyelish
c) fingernale
d) eardrum

Show answer

d) eardrum. Eardrum is the only one joined correctly; eyelash, fingernail and backbone have slipped.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mudrear

a) daydream
b) eardrum
c) earmuff
d) drummer

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b) eardrum. Two r's, one m and one d appear only in eardrum.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

e_rdr_m

a) a, a
b) a, o
c) e, u
d) a, u

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d) a, u. Ear comes first, so the first gap is a, and drum gives the u.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the eardrum do?

a) it keeps your eyes wet
b) it shakes when sound reaches it
c) it helps you smell
d) it pumps blood

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b) it shakes when sound reaches it

2. Which habit is safest for your eardrums?

a) shouting into a friend's ear
b) poking a pencil into your ear
c) standing next to loud speakers
d) keeping earphone volume low

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d) keeping earphone volume low

Associated Words

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Next steps

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