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Spell Bee Word: Middle


What does middle mean?

Word: Middle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Middle means the part halfway between two ends.

How do you spell middle?

Syllables: mid - dle

Tricky part: One d is not enough here, even though you hear only one. Children write midle.

Watch out for: midle, middly

Memory tip: Middle has the same double d as riddle. Rhyme them and the pair comes along.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the middle of nowhere: A place far away from towns and people. Example: "Their small farm is in the middle of nowhere."

Middle in a sentence

Example 1: Asha likes to sit in the middle of the back row.

Example 2: There is a big round table in the middle of the room.

Example 3: Stay in the middle of the path.

Fun Fact

The equator is an imaginary line that runs round the middle of the Earth.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) middel
b) middil
c) middle
d) middal

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c) middle. This word closes with the same two letters as table.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

middle

a) centre
b) side
c) edge
d) corner

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a) centre. The point halfway across a circle is its centre.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

edlmid

a) ddimle
b) middle
c) imddle
d) mddile

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b) middle. Keep the pair of matching letters together and begin with the humming sound.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

top, ____, bottom

a) middle
b) front
c) under
d) back

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a) middle. The order goes from high to low, and this word sits halfway down.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which letter is in the middle of the word CAT?

a) B
b) C
c) T
d) A

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d) A

2. At what time of day is the sun near the middle of its path across the sky?

a) at noon
b) at dawn
c) at dusk
d) at midnight

Show answer

a) at noon

Associated Words

Words that end in -dle: needle, doodle, ladle

More words from this list

potter, sing, tomato, alligator, brand, cook, farm, hammer

Next steps

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