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Spell Bee Word: Microbe

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What does microbe mean?

Word: Microbe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Microbe means a living thing so tiny that it can be seen only through a microscope, such as a bacterium.

Synonyms: microorganism

How do you spell microbe?

Syllables: mi - crobe

Tricky part: The word ends in a silent e, which students often leave off.

Watch out for: microb, mikrobe, micrabe

Memory tip: A microbe is too small to see, and its last letter is too quiet to hear: the e at the end is silent.

Microbe in a sentence

Example 1: A single microbe is far too small to see without a microscope.

Example 2: Yoghurt is made by helpful microbes that turn milk sour.

Example 3: Washing hands with soap removes many harmful microbes.

Fun Fact

The word microbe was coined in 1878 by the French surgeon Charles-Emmanuel Sedillot, from the Greek mikros, small, and bios, life.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

microbe

a) crystal
b) germ
c) giant
d) molecule

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b) germ. Germ is the everyday name for a harmful microbe.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) fungus
b) mycrobe
c) algae
d) bacteria

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b) mycrobe. Microbe starts with micro, spelt with an i, not a y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

micrrobe

a) o
b) b
c) r
d) c

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c) r. Micro has only one r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

bocmrie

a) combine
b) climber
c) microbe
d) comb

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c) microbe. Climber needs an l and combine an n, and comb would leave the r, i and e over.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do doctors tell us to boil drinking water after a flood?

a) to add healthy minerals to it
b) to take away its muddy colour
c) to kill the bacteria living in it
d) to make it taste a little sweeter

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c) to kill the bacteria living in it

2. Which microbe makes bread dough rise?

a) yeast
b) mould
c) algae
d) a virus

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a) yeast

Associated Words

Words that start with micr: microwave, microscope, microcosm, microchip

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