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Spell Bee Word: herbal


Basic Details

Word: Herbal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Made from herbs, the plants used for flavour, scent or medicine.

Synonyms: plant-based

How to Spell Herbal

Syllables: her - bal

Tricky part: It is herb with al on the end, not el or le. Some students also slip an a in after the e, writing hearbal.

Watch out for: herbel, herble, hearbal

Memory tip: Write herb first, then add al, the same ending you see in musical and magical.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Dadi makes herbal tea with tulsi and ginger when we have a cold.

Example 2: The shop sells herbal soaps made with neem and turmeric.

Example 3: Our school garden has a small herbal patch with mint and lemongrass.

Fun Fact

In British English the h of herb and herbal is spoken, while many Americans drop it and say erb.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to make a new word:

herb

a) le
b) al
c) el
d) ul

Show answer

b) al. Herb takes al, the same ending as in natural, to give herbal.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

blareh

a) herald
b) rehab
c) herbal
d) verbal

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c) herbal. Verbal needs a v and herald a d, so herbal is the only fit.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hearbal

a) e
b) a
c) r
d) l

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b) a. Herb has no a after the e, so the a straight after he is the extra letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a herbal product?

a) a glass bottle
b) a plastic comb
c) a steel spoon
d) a hair oil made from amla and hibiscus

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d) a hair oil made from amla and hibiscus

2. Herbal medicines are made mainly from ____.

a) metals
b) rocks
c) plants
d) plastic

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c) plants

Associated Words

heedfrightenedforwardclosureadequacy
validityapprehensiveskinnydevoutedition

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