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Spell Bee Word: microwave


Basic Details

Word: Microwave

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: An oven that heats food quickly using invisible waves of energy. The word also names those waves.

How to Spell Microwave

Syllables: mi - cro - wave

Tricky part: It is one word made of micro and wave. Children sometimes write a k in micro or drop the final e of wave.

Watch out for: mikrowave, microwav, micowave

Memory tip: Picture tiny waves dancing inside the oven: micro (tiny) + wave, joined without a gap.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Papa warmed the leftover rajma in the microwave.

Example 2: Mummy covered the bowl of dal before putting it in the microwave.

Example 3: Our microwave beeps three times when the food is ready.

Fun Fact

The microwave oven was invented after engineer Percy Spencer noticed that a radar machine he was working near had melted a chocolate bar in his pocket.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) microwave
b) washbasen
c) dishwashar
d) tabelspoon

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a) microwave. Dishwasher ends in er, tablespoon starts with table, and washbasin ends in in.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) toaster
b) refrigerator
c) mikrowave
d) appliance

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c) mikrowave. The small-wave oven is spelt with a c, like micro in microphone.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mirvoweca

a) micrometre
b) microchip
c) microwave
d) microscope

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c) microwave. A w and a v among the letters leave only the kitchen oven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A microwave is mostly used to ____.

a) wash clothes
b) heat food quickly
c) sweep floors
d) cool drinks

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b) heat food quickly

2. Which of these should not go inside a microwave?

a) a metal spoon
b) a plate of rice
c) a cup of milk
d) a glass bowl

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a) a metal spoon

Associated Words

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Next steps

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