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Spell Bee Word: Kneecap


What does kneecap mean?

Word: Kneecap

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Kneecap means the small, flat, rounded bone at the front of your knee.

How do you spell kneecap?

Syllables: knee - cap

Tricky part: Knee has a double e, so do not write knecap or kneacap.

Watch out for: knecap, kneacap, kneecapp

Memory tip: Two e's for two knees: each of your knees has its own kneecap.

Kneecap in a sentence

Example 1: Rohit hurt his kneecap when he fell off his cycle.

Example 2: Grandma had an operation on her kneecap and now walks with a stick.

Example 3: The doctor gently pressed my kneecap to check for swelling.

Fun Fact

Babies are born with kneecaps made mostly of soft cartilage, which slowly turns into bone over the first few years of life.

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Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) hedache
b) eyebrou
c) kneecap
d) fingurnail

Show answer

c) kneecap. Eyebrow, fingernail and headache each have a wrong part, so only one compound is right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

kneeacap

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

Show answer

d) a. Knee + cap join with nothing in between.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) muscle
b) stomach
c) neecap
d) skeleton

Show answer

c) neecap. Knee begins with a silent k, so kneecap does too.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ecpanke

a) kneecap
b) peacock
c) necklace
d) pancake

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a) kneecap. Pancake needs two a's, peacock an o and necklace an l, so these seven letters make only kneecap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of the body is the kneecap in?

a) the back
b) the neck
c) the leg
d) the arm

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c) the leg

2. What puts the most strain on your kneecaps?

a) brushing your teeth at a sink
b) lying flat on a soft bed
c) climbing a steep flight of stairs
d) reading a book at a desk

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c) climbing a steep flight of stairs

Associated Words

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