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Spell Bee Word: Gland

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What does gland mean?

Word: Gland

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gland means an organ or group of cells in the body that makes and releases a substance, such as sweat, saliva, tears or hormones.

How do you spell gland?

Syllables: gland

Tricky part: It is one short syllable, and students sometimes blur the g and l at the start into one sound.

Watch out for: glend, gleand

Memory tip: Gland begins like glass and glue: say the g and the l separately as you write them.

Gland in a sentence

Example 1: Sweat glands in our skin help us cool down on hot May afternoons in Delhi.

Example 2: The doctor gently felt the glands in Arjun's neck to check for swelling.

Example 3: Tears are made by small glands just above the outer corner of each eye.

Fun Fact

The thyroid gland in the front of the neck is shaped a little like a butterfly.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Mrs Rao explained that a tiny glande at the base of the brain controls growth.

a) glande
b) growth
c) brain
d) explained

Show answer

a) glande. Gland stops at the d with nothing after it, like hand and sand.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tendan
b) ligamment
c) gland
d) cartilege

Show answer

c) gland. Tendon ends in on, ligament has one m and cartilage ends in age, so gland is the only one spelt right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ladng

a) glade
b) dangle
c) gland
d) land

Show answer

c) gland. Begin with gl and the a, n and d fall into line: five letters, each used once.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which body part does not belong with the other three?

a) the kneecap
b) the pituitary
c) the thyroid
d) the pancreas

Show answer

a) the kneecap

2. Saliva, made by glands in the mouth, helps us to ____.

a) control body temperature
b) swallow and digest food
c) keep our bones strong
d) carry oxygen to the cells

Show answer

b) swallow and digest food

Associated Words

Words that end in -and: broadband, backhand, errand, command, wonderland, grassland

More words from this list

lecturer, outrageous, sandpaper, troupe, adhesive, bewilder, conservationist, ecologist

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