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Spell Bee Word: Magnet


What does magnet mean?

Word: Magnet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Magnet means a piece of metal or stone that pulls things made of iron or steel towards it.

How do you spell magnet?

Syllables: mag - net

Tricky part: The end of the word is said quickly, so it can sound like nit. It is written net.

Watch out for: magnit, magnut

Memory tip: Picture a fishing net that catches pins instead of fish: that is the ending of magnet.

Magnet in a sentence

Example 1: Kabir used a magnet to pick up the pins that fell on the floor.

Example 2: Dadi's spectacle case shuts with a tiny magnet.

Example 3: Our teacher showed us that a magnet will not pull a wooden block.

Fun Fact

Every magnet has two ends, called the north pole and the south pole. If you break a magnet in two, each piece still has both poles.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ma_net

a) g
b) j
c) k
d) d

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a) g. Say the word slowly: the hard sound in the middle is the one you hear at the start of goat.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

maganet

a) n
b) a
c) g
d) t

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b) a. There is no vowel between the two sounds in the middle of the word, so one a must go.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tgnema

a) magnet
b) gmanet
c) mganet
d) amgnet

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a) magnet. Start with m: the word names a thing that pulls pins towards it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) megnet
b) magnet
c) maggnet
d) mangnet

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b) magnet. The first vowel is the short a you hear in cat; each other spelling adds or changes a letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya holds a magnet near a heap of things. Which one jumps towards it?

a) a rubber ball
b) a wooden spoon
c) a paper boat
d) an iron nail

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d) an iron nail

2. Where would a magnet be most useful?

a) cooling a cup of hot milk
b) drying wet clothes in the sun
c) holding a note on a fridge door
d) keeping a glass window clean

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c) holding a note on a fridge door

Associated Words

Words that start with magn: magnifier, magnificent, magnetism

More words from this list

picture, selfish, sweatshirt, workbook, bookmark, cousin, firm, helmet

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