What does mangrove mean?
Word: Mangrove
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Mangrove means a tree or shrub that grows in muddy, salty water along coasts and at the mouths of rivers.
How do you spell mangrove?
Syllables: man - grove
Tricky part: The long o sound in the second half tempts children to write a double o. One o is enough.
Watch out for: mangroove, mangrouve
Memory tip: Do not let the oo of school or moon slip in: the tree's long o sound is a single letter.
Mangrove in a sentence
Example 1: The Sundarbans in West Bengal are home to one of the largest mangrove forests in the world.
Example 2: We took a boat ride through the mangrove trees at Pichavaram in Tamil Nadu.
Example 3: Small crabs scuttled over the mangrove roots when the tide went out.
Fun Fact
Some mangroves grow special roots that poke up out of the mud like pencils. These roots let the tree take in air even though the ground around it is soaked with water.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
m_ngrov_
a) o, e
b) a, a
c) a, e
d) e, e
Show answer
c) a, e. It starts with man, and a silent e closes the word.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
manngrove
a) a
b) n
c) v
d) g
Show answer
b) n. The tree's name has no double letters at all.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) seashor
b) mangrove
c) coconat
d) shorline
Show answer
b) mangrove. Seashore and shoreline both keep the e of shore, and coconut ends in nut.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ernoavmg
a) mangrove
b) engrave
c) manager
d) mangoes
Show answer
a) mangrove. Mangoes needs an s, manager needs a second a, and engrave needs a second e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Among mangrove roots, you might spot ____.
a) a mountain goat
b) a desert camel
c) a snow leopard
d) a mudskipper fish
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d) a mudskipper fish
2. Many coastal villages plant mangroves because the trees ____.
a) turn the sea water sweet
b) keep the sand very dry
c) stop rain from falling there
d) shield the shore from strong waves
Show answer
d) shield the shore from strong waves
