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Spell Bee Word: medicinal


Basic Details

Word: Medicinal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Used to treat illness or heal the body. Tulsi and turmeric are often called medicinal plants.

Synonyms: healing

Antonyms: harmful

How to Spell Medicinal

Syllables: me - dic - i - nal

Tricky part: Both of the middle vowels are i: med-i-c-i-nal. Children often write an e after the d, as in medecinal.

Watch out for: medecinal, medicinel, medisinal

Memory tip: Start with medic, a short word for a doctor or someone trained to give medical help, then add inal: medic + inal.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Nani grows medicinal herbs like tulsi and mint in pots on her balcony.

Example 2: Neem leaves have long been used for medicinal purposes in India.

Example 3: The guide at the forest showed us a medicinal plant used for coughs.

Fun Fact

Many modern medicines started out in plants; aspirin, for example, was first made from a chemical related to one found in willow bark.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) antiseptik
b) herble
c) medicinal
d) ointmant

Show answer

c) medicinal. Medicinal is spelt right; herbal, ointment and antiseptic each have a wrong ending here.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

med_c_nal

a) i, e
b) e, i
c) e, e
d) i, i

Show answer

d) i, i. Both gaps take i, so the word holds medic in its first half.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

medicinal

a) harmful
b) tasty
c) poisonous
d) healing

Show answer

d) healing. A medicinal herb helps the body heal; harmful and poisonous mean the opposite.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most often used for medicinal purposes?

a) chalk
b) plastic
c) turmeric
d) sand

Show answer

c) turmeric

2. A cream for medicinal use is meant to ____.

a) colour your nails
b) polish shoes
c) treat a cut or rash
d) clean the floor

Show answer

c) treat a cut or rash

Associated Words

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