What does magnifier mean?
Word: Magnifier
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Magnifier means a lens or tool you look through to see small details clearly.
Synonyms: magnifying glass
How do you spell magnifier?
Syllables: mag - ni - fi - er
Tricky part: The word is built from magnify, but the y turns into an i before the ending goes on. Children often keep the y and write magnifyer.
Watch out for: magnifyer, magnifiar
Memory tip: Dry becomes drier and cry becomes crier: magnify follows the same rule and swaps its y for an i.
Magnifier in a sentence
Example 1: Kavya used a magnifier to read the tiny print on the cereal box.
Example 2: Grandpa keeps a magnifier next to the telephone.
Example 3: The jeweller looked at the ring through a magnifier.
Fun Fact
A drop of water can work as a tiny magnifier: put one on a clear plastic sheet over a newspaper and the letters under it look larger.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) notebook
b) magnefier
c) caterpillar
d) scientist
Show answer
b) magnefier. The second part is ni, with an i, the same as in magnificent.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
fainimger
a) magnifier
b) magifnier
c) mgnaifier
d) mangifier
Show answer
a) magnifier. These nine letters hide the tool from the meaning; its last three letters are the ending of drier.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
maggnifier
a) a
b) m
c) n
d) g
Show answer
d) g. Only one g sits before the n, as in magnet.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
With a magnifier, Ishaan watched the tiny ants marching acros the path.
a) marching
b) watched
c) magnifier
d) acros
Show answer
d) acros. Across ends in a double s, like cross.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would you use a magnifier for?
a) to see the lines on a leaf more clearly
b) to hear a bird singing far away
c) to measure how long a table is
d) to keep a sandwich fresh for lunch
Show answer
a) to see the lines on a leaf more clearly
2. Through a magnifier, a tiny seed looks...
a) larger
b) louder
c) darker
d) colder
Show answer
a) larger
