What does electronics mean?
Word: Electronics
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Electronics means machines and gadgets such as phones, TVs and computers that work using tiny electric circuits. It is also the name of the science of making them.
Synonyms: gadgets
How do you spell electronics?
Syllables: e - lec - tron - ics
Tricky part: Children often drop the r and write electonics. Find the word electron inside, r and all.
Watch out for: electonics, eletronics
Memory tip: Tiny electrons race through every gadget: write electron first, keeping its r.
Electronics in a sentence
Example 1: The electronics shop on our street also repairs old radios.
Example 2: Keep all electronics away from water.
Example 3: My cousin wants to study electronics in college.
Fun Fact
The electron, which gives electronics its name, was discovered by the scientist J. J. Thomson in 1897.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
electron_ _s
a) ic
b) ec
c) ix
d) ik
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a) ic. The ending is -ics, as in mathematics.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) electronics, battary, chargar, cable
b) electronics, batery, charger, cabbel
c) electronics, battery, charjer, cabel
d) electronics, battery, charger, cable
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d) electronics, battery, charger, cable. Battery has two t's and ends in -ery, charger has a g and ends in -er, and cable has one b and ends in -le.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
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a) devices such as laptops that run on electric power
b) tools such as hammers that are used by hand
c) plants such as ferns that grow in the shade
d) clothes such as coats that keep you warm
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a) devices such as laptops that run on electric power. The scrambled word is electronics.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
electronics
a) cones
b) stencil
c) colonies
d) section
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c) colonies. Colonies has o twice, but electronics has a single o.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these counts as electronics?
a) a calculator
b) a clay pot
c) a cotton shirt
d) a wooden spoon
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a) a calculator
2. Who would repair electronics?
a) a carpenter
b) a shopkeeper
c) a technician
d) a gardener
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c) a technician
