What does globe mean?
Word: Globe
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Globe means a round model of the Earth with a map of the countries and oceans on it. The globe can also mean the whole world.
Synonyms: earth, sphere
How do you spell globe?
Syllables: globe
Tricky part: The long o is made by the silent e at the end. Glowb and gloob try to spell the sound another way.
Watch out for: glowb, gloob
Memory tip: The e at the end of globe is silent, but it makes the o say its own name, O, as if the globe were spinning round.
Globe in a sentence
Example 1: Our teacher spun the globe to show us where Japan is.
Example 2: Spin the globe and stop it with one finger to pick a country.
Example 3: Travellers from across the globe visit the Taj Mahal.
Fun Fact
The oldest globe of the Earth that still exists was made in Germany in 1492. It does not show the Americas, because Europeans did not yet know about them.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) globe
b) iland
c) equater
d) contenent
Show answer
a) globe. Continent ends in ent, island has a silent s and equator ends in or; globe is spelt right.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: globe
a) world
b) street
c) village
d) ocean
Show answer
a) world. The globe can mean the whole world.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
globbe
a) g
b) b
c) o
d) e
Show answer
b) b. Globe has just one b, sitting between the o and the final e.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Ravi spun the globe and found the home of the pengwins.
a) pengwins
b) globe
c) found
d) spun
Show answer
a) pengwins. Penguins has gu, not gw; globe is spelt right here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does a globe show the Earth better than a flat map?
a) it is bigger than a map
b) it is round like the Earth
c) it has more colours
d) it shows the weather
Show answer
b) it is round like the Earth
2. On a globe, the blue parts usually show ____.
a) seas and oceans
b) cities and towns
c) forests and hills
d) deserts and sand
Show answer
a) seas and oceans
