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Spell Bee Word: Mutation


What does mutation mean?

Word: Mutation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mutation means a change in the genes of a living thing that can make a new feature appear. It can also mean any change in form.

Synonyms: change

How do you spell mutation?

Syllables: mu - ta - tion

Tricky part: The ending is tion, though it sounds like shun.

Watch out for: mutasion, mutatoin, mutashun

Memory tip: Take mutate, drop its final e and add ion, just as create becomes creation.

Mutation in a sentence

Example 1: A mutation gave this rose an unusual colour.

Example 2: Scientists study mutations in viruses.

Example 3: A mutation can make a plant grow leaves of an odd shape.

Fun Fact

Scientists think blue eyes in humans trace back to a single mutation in one person who lived several thousand years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A tiny mutation gave one rabbit on our school farm a beautifull white coat.

a) beautifull
b) mutation
c) school
d) rabbit

Show answer

a) beautifull. Beautiful has one l at the end.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) emotian
b) populasion
c) mutation
d) polution

Show answer

c) mutation. Population and emotion end in tion, and pollution has a double l.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tontuaim

a) mountain
b) automation
c) mutation
d) imitation

Show answer

c) mutation. Mutation has two t's and one each of m, u, a, i, o, n.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

mutation

a) direction
b) protection
c) variation
d) collection

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c) variation. A mutation brings a variation, a change, into a living thing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could be caused by a mutation?

a) a cut on the knee healing
b) a white cub born to orange tigers
c) a plant bending towards light
d) a puppy learning a new trick

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b) a white cub born to orange tigers

2. A mutation in an animal can be passed on to ____.

a) its keeper
b) its young
c) its home
d) its food

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b) its young

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: preparation, conversation, acceleration, examination, association, information

More words from this list

purpose, softball, uncommon, altogether, circumstance, disaster, forbid, instead

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