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Spell Bee Word: milkman


Basic Details

Word: Milkman

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A man whose job is to deliver milk to homes, usually early in the morning. The plural is milkmen.

Synonyms: dairyman

How to Spell Milkman

Syllables: milk - man

Tricky part: It is two plain words joined with no space and no extra letters: milk + man. Students add a c before the k or a second n at the end.

Watch out for: milckman, milkmann, milcman

Memory tip: Just say what he does: he is the man with the milk. Milk, then man, glued together.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our milkman arrives on his bicycle before the newspaper boy.

Example 2: The milkman left an extra half litre because we have guests this week.

Example 3: In many towns the milkman still pours fresh milk straight into your vessel.

Fun Fact

In Britain, battery-powered milk floats have carried milkmen on their rounds for decades; they are quiet enough not to wake people at dawn.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) skyscaper
b) grasshoper
c) wheelbarow
d) milkman

Show answer

d) milkman. Milkman is milk + man with nothing changed; the others need wheelbarrow, skyscraper and grasshopper.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Every morning at half past five the milckman rings his bell at our gate and fills two steel cans for my grandmother.

a) morning
b) grandmother
c) milckman
d) steel

Show answer

c) milckman. Milk is spelt with lk alone; there is no c before the k.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

The aknlmim left three bottles by the door long before sunrise.

a) kinsman
b) milkman
c) mailman
d) milkmaid

Show answer

b) milkman. These seven letters, with two m's and a k, make only milkman; milkmaid needs a d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the plural of milkman?

a) milkmanes
b) milkmens
c) milkmans
d) milkmen

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d) milkmen

2. A milkman's working day usually starts ____.

a) very early in the morning
b) late in the evening
c) after lunch
d) at midnight

Show answer

a) very early in the morning

Associated Words

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