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Spell Bee Word: Milkmaid

Milkmaid (noun): a woman who, in the past, milked cows and made butter and cheese.

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What does milkmaid mean?

Word: Milkmaid

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Milkmaid means a woman who, in the past, milked cows and made butter and cheese.

How do you spell milkmaid?

Syllables: milk - maid

Tricky part: The ay sound near the end is spelt ai, not a-e. Milkmade sounds right but is wrong.

Watch out for: milkmade, milkmayd

Memory tip: Cows still need milking in the rain, and rain has the same ai that comes near the end of this word.

Milkmaid in a sentence

Example 1: In the old painting, a milkmaid walks across a green field at dawn.

Example 2: Mia played the milkmaid in our class play about life long ago.

Example 3: The milkmaid sang softly as she worked through the morning.

Fun Fact

Milkmaids in the past often carried two full pails at once, hung from the ends of a wooden yoke that rested across their shoulders.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Select the masculine form of the word: milkmaid

a) milkmaster
b) milker
c) milklad
d) milkman

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d) milkman. The man who brings milk to homes has the matching name; the others are not male forms of the word.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

m_l_maid

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

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d) i, k. The first part is the everyday drink, spelt with an i and a k.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) shepherd
b) orchard
c) millkmaid
d) harvest

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c) millkmaid. Milk has only one l, and so does the word built from it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which story setting would you most expect to meet a milkmaid?

a) a busy airport
b) an old farm
c) a space station
d) an office block

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b) an old farm

2. What would a milkmaid most likely use in her work?

a) a telescope
b) a fishing rod
c) a paintbrush
d) a wooden stool

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d) a wooden stool

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