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Spell Bee Word: Engineer


What does engineer mean?

Word: Engineer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Engineer means a person who plans, builds or looks after machines, bridges, roads, buildings or computer programs.

How do you spell engineer?

Syllables: en - gi - neer

Tricky part: The ending is eer, as in deer, not ear or ier. Enginear and enginier are the slips teachers see most.

Watch out for: enginear, enginier, enginere

Memory tip: Engineers steer big projects, and steer gives you the ending: engineer finishes with the same eer.

Engineer in a sentence

Example 1: My aunt is a software engineer in Bengaluru.

Example 2: The engineer checked every bolt on the new bridge.

Example 3: Arjun wants to be an engineer and build fast trains.

Fun Fact

Engineer comes from the same Latin word as ingenious, ingenium, which meant cleverness or a natural talent for inventing things.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) plumber
b) engeneer
c) mechanic
d) carpenter

Show answer

b) engeneer. Engineer has an i in its second syllable, so engeneer is the word with the slip.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

negeeinr

a) greener
b) reigning
c) engineer
d) generic

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c) engineer. Greener needs a second r, generic a c, and reigning a second i and a second g.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

_n_ineer

a) e, g
b) i, g
c) e, j
d) a, g

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a) e, g. The word opens like end, with an e, and the j sound in the middle is spelt with a g.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

enginneer

a) i
b) g
c) n
d) r

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c) n. Only one n sits between the i and the double e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would most likely design a new bridge over a river?

a) an engineer
b) a baker
c) a tailor
d) a postman

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a) an engineer

2. Which school subject would most help someone who wants to become an engineer?

a) embroidery
b) mathematics
c) singing
d) cookery

Show answer

b) mathematics

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