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Spell Bee Word: Mile


What does mile mean?

Word: Mile

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mile means a way of measuring how far it is between places. One mile is a little more than one and a half kilometres.

How do you spell mile?

Syllables: mile

Tricky part: The i says its own name because of the silent e at the end.

Watch out for: mial, myle, miel

Memory tip: Picture a milestone by the road with a quiet e painted at its end: the e says nothing, but it makes the i say its name.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. go the extra mile: To try harder than you have to, to help someone. Example: "Our teacher goes the extra mile to help us read."

Mile in a sentence

Example 1: Grandpa walks one mile every morning.

Example 2: The fair is a mile from our house.

Example 3: We could see the lights from a mile away.

Fun Fact

The word mile comes from the Latin mille, a thousand: a Roman mile was a thousand paces, and each pace was two steps.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mile
b) lemen

Show answer

a) mile. Lemon has an o before its last n; lemen puts an e there.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'mile':

a) mill
b) while

Show answer

a) mill. While ends with the same ile sound as mile; mill is short, like fill.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

mi_e

a) v
b) l

Show answer

b) l. Of these two letters, only l turns the gap into a real word; mive is made up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is longer than a mile?

a) the road from Delhi to Agra
b) the length of a cricket pitch
c) the length of a school bus
d) the length of a classroom

Show answer

a) the road from Delhi to Agra

2. In which country do road signs show distances in miles?

a) India
b) France
c) Britain
d) Japan

Show answer

c) Britain

Associated Words

Words that end in -le: rule, single, cuddle, circle, bundle, couple

More words from this list

part, send, that, will, ball, come, few, he

Next steps

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