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Spell Bee Word: Marine


What does marine mean?

Word: Marine

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Marine means connected with the sea and the plants and animals that live in it.

How do you spell marine?

Syllables: ma - rine

Tricky part: The second part sounds like reen, so pupils often write ee or ea there instead of ine.

Watch out for: mareen, marene

Memory tip: Machine and marine are twins at the end: whenever you write one, the other reminds you that the een sound is spelt ine.

Marine in a sentence

Example 1: The marine park in the Andaman Islands protects coral and colourful fish.

Example 2: We should keep beaches clean to protect marine life.

Example 3: Uncle Ravi works at a marine research centre in Kochi.

Fun Fact

It comes from the Latin word mare, meaning sea, which is also the root of maritime.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

marrine

a) m
b) r
c) n
d) a

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b) r. Only one r sits between the two vowels of this word.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____marine

a) sup
b) sub
c) sab
d) sob

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b) sub. Sub means under, and a submarine travels under the sea.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) dolphen
b) marine
c) jelyfish
d) octapus

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b) marine. Dolphin ends in in, octopus has an o in the middle, and jellyfish needs a double l.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

marine

a) rural
b) inland
c) urban
d) oceanic

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d) oceanic. Oceanic means connected with the ocean, just as marine means connected with the sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would a marine scientist most likely study?

a) mountain goats
b) city traffic
c) desert sand dunes
d) coral reefs

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d) coral reefs

2. Which sentence uses marine correctly?

a) Parrots are marine birds that live in rainforests.
b) Cactus plants are marine plants that need little water.
c) Camels are marine animals that cross the desert.
d) Turtles are marine animals that nest on beaches.

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d) Turtles are marine animals that nest on beaches.

Associated Words

Words that end in -ine: heroine, genuine, determine, discipline, airline, tangerine

More words from this list

pointless, routine, teaspoon, workshop, blackbird, data, envy, headmistress

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