What does limb mean?
Word: Limb
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Limb means an arm or a leg of a person or animal. A big bough of a tree is also called a limb.
How do you spell limb?
Syllables: limb
Tricky part: The b at the end is silent, so it is easy to stop at the m and forget it.
Watch out for: lim, limbe, lymb
Memory tip: Climb, comb, thumb and limb all end in a b you never hear. Learn them together as one silent-b set.
Idioms and Phrases
- out on a limb: in a risky position, with nobody else supporting you Example: "Tara went out on a limb when she alone said the class could finish the model in a day."
- risk life and limb: to put yourself in great danger Example: "The firefighters risked life and limb to save the trapped puppy."
Limb in a sentence
Example 1: A heavy limb of the neem tree crashed down in the storm.
Example 2: Coach asked us to stretch every limb before the race.
Example 3: The doctor checked each limb at Kabir's yearly check-up.
Fun Fact
The b in limb is silent. Old English spelt the word lim, and the b crept into the spelling in the 1500s.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
limmb
a) l
b) m
c) i
d) b
Show answer
b) m. Limb has a single m, sitting just before the silent b.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) sholder
b) skeletan
c) limb
d) mussle
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c) limb. Skeleton ends in on, muscle hides a c and shoulder has ou; only limb is right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
blim
a) limp
b) lamb
c) bulb
d) limb
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d) limb. Lamb has an a and limp ends in p; limb keeps the b.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
limb
a) branch
b) root
c) trunk
d) bark
Show answer
a) branch. A limb of a tree is one of its big branches, not the trunk, the roots or the bark.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many limbs does a dog have?
a) eight
b) two
c) six
d) four
Show answer
d) four
2. After the storm, a limb lay across our garden path. It had fallen from ____.
a) the old mango tree
b) the school bus
c) the broken gate
d) the garden tap
Show answer
a) the old mango tree
