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Spell Bee Word: Numb


What does numb mean?

Word: Numb

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Numb means not able to feel anything in a part of your body, usually because of cold.

How do you spell numb?

Syllables: numb

Tricky part: The b at the end is silent, so children hear only the m and write num.

Watch out for: num, numm

Memory tip: A cold thumb goes numb. Both words finish with the same quiet letter.

Numb in a sentence

Example 1: After the long trek in Ladakh, Rohan's feet felt numb.

Example 2: Her toes were numb from the mountain stream.

Example 3: Wear gloves or your hands will go numb up on the pass.

Fun Fact

The word first meant taken, as if your feeling had been taken away. The b was not there at the start; it joined the spelling later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

knumb

a) k
b) u
c) n
d) b

Show answer

a) k. Some words open with a silent k, but this one does not.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) nomb
b) answer
c) knuckle
d) island

Show answer

a) nomb. The vowel sounds like the u in cup, and that is how it is spelt.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My fingers went numb when I held the icy bottel for too long.

a) icy
b) numb
c) fingers
d) bottel

Show answer

d) bottel. A bottle ends in le.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mbnu

a) nmub
b) numb
c) nubm
d) mnub

Show answer

b) numb. One order fits what happens to cold fingers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might make your toes go numb?

a) sitting beside a small heater
b) wearing thick woollen socks
c) standing in snow without socks
d) walking on warm sand in May

Show answer

c) standing in snow without socks

2. Which of the five senses is missing from a numb finger?

a) hearing
b) taste
c) sight
d) touch

Show answer

d) touch

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with n: necklace, notebook, nourish, noise, neither, netball

More words from this list

remove, structure, activate, bookstore, compete, downstairs, gem, justice

Next steps

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