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Spell Bee Word: motorbike


Basic Details

Word: Motorbike

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine; an everyday name for a motorcycle.

Synonyms: motorcycle, bike

How to Spell Motorbike

Syllables: mo - tor - bike

Tricky part: Motor ends in or, not er, and there is only one t. Then bike follows straight on with no space.

Watch out for: moterbike, mottorbike, motorbyke

Memory tip: Join two words you already know: motor + bike. Motor ends in or, just like tractor and doctor.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My uncle rides his motorbike to the office along the highway.

Example 2: Always wear a helmet when you sit on a motorbike.

Example 3: The courier came on a motorbike with the parcel strapped to the back.

Fun Fact

In 1885 Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built the Reitwagen in Germany. It is often called the first motorbike with a petrol engine, and it had wooden wheels.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) motorbike
b) windscrean
c) flywheal
d) seetbelt

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a) motorbike. Motorbike joins motor and bike unchanged; the others should be seatbelt, flywheel and windscreen.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

mot_rb_ke

a) e, i
b) o, y
c) e, y
d) o, i

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d) o, i. The engine word is motor with or, and bike is spelt with an i.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

The postman parks his tkoombrie under the neem tree every afternoon.

a) motorcade
b) motorbike
c) motorboat
d) motorway

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b) motorbike. The jumble has a k and an i but no a, so it spells motorbike, not motorboat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wheels does a motorbike usually have?

a) four
b) three
c) two
d) six

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c) two

2. Which is the most important safety gear for a motorbike rider?

a) a helmet
b) sunglasses
c) a raincoat
d) a scarf

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a) a helmet

Associated Words

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Next steps

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