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Spell Bee Word: Kidney


What does kidney mean?

Word: Kidney

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Kidney means one of the two bean-shaped organs that clean waste out of the blood and make urine.

How do you spell kidney?

Syllables: kid - ney

Tricky part: The ending is ney, not ny or nee.

Watch out for: kidny, kidnee, kidnie

Memory tip: Think of the kidney as the body's filter: it ends with the same three letters as money and honey, n-e-y.

Kidney in a sentence

Example 1: Each kidney is roughly the size of a clenched fist.

Example 2: Red kidney beans take hours to cook unless they are soaked first.

Example 3: Drinking enough water helps your kidneys do their job.

Fun Fact

A person can live a healthy life with just one working kidney, which is why someone can donate a kidney to a family member.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bladdar
b) kidney
c) stomack
d) pancrease

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b) kidney. The organ names should read stomach, pancreas and bladder.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

kiddney

a) d
b) k
c) e
d) n

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a) d. Kid has one d, and so does kidney.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) toothbrash
b) backbon
c) bloodstreem
d) kidney-shaped

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d) kidney-shaped. A kidney-shaped pool curves in on one side like the organ; bloodstream needs ea, backbone a final e and toothbrush a u.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in the body are the kidneys found?

a) in the head, just behind the eyes
b) at the back of the belly, near the spine
c) in the chest, on each side of the heart
d) in the neck, just below the throat

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b) at the back of the belly, near the spine

2. Which doctor specialises in the kidneys?

a) a dermatologist
b) a nephrologist
c) a cardiologist
d) a neurologist

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b) a nephrologist

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with k: knack, knapsack, knuckle

More words from this list

oppress, respiration, transfer, accumulation, barren, conductivity, distinguished, gaggle

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