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Spell Bee Word: electricity


Basic Details

Word: Electricity

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A form of energy that flows through wires and makes lights, fans, computers and many machines work.

Synonyms: power, current

How to Spell Electricity

Syllables: e - lec - tric - i - ty

Tricky part: The c of electric stays a c before ity, even though it now sounds like s. The t before ric is easy to drop.

Watch out for: electrisity, elecricity, electricty

Memory tip: Electricity lights up a whole city, and city is right there at the end: electri + city.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Switch off the fan when you leave the room to save electricity.

Example 2: Solar panels on our roof make electricity for the whole house.

Example 3: A storm cut off the electricity, so we ate dinner by candlelight.

Fun Fact

The word electric comes from the Greek elektron, meaning amber, because people noticed that rubbed amber could pull light things like feathers towards it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

electric____

a) ity
b) aty
c) itty
d) ety

Show answer

a) ity. Electric + ity gives electricity; nothing else is added or changed.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

triciytecle

a) electrical
b) electrician
c) electricity
d) eccentricity

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c) electricity. There is a y and two t's but no a or n, so only electricity fits.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) battery
b) generator
c) appliance
d) elecricity

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d) elecricity. The word grows out of electric, so the t before ric has to stay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these does not need electricity to work?

a) a television
b) a refrigerator
c) a ceiling fan
d) a bicycle

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d) a bicycle

2. Electricity flows most easily through ____.

a) dry wood
b) copper wire
c) rubber
d) plastic

Show answer

b) copper wire

Associated Words

protectioncontagiousglareinfertiledie
closurefallacyprogressmarathonapprehensive

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