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Spell Bee Word: organism


Basic Details

Word: Organism

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Any single living thing, such as a plant, an animal, a fungus or a tiny germ.

Synonyms: living thing, creature

How to Spell Organism

Syllables: or - gan - ism

Tricky part: It is organ + ism. The middle vowel is a, and the end is ism with no extra vowel before the m.

Watch out for: orgenism, organisim, organizm

Memory tip: Your heart is an organ, and an organism is a whole living thing full of organs: organ + ism.

Usage Examples

Example 1: An amoeba is an organism made of just one cell.

Example 2: Every organism in the pond depends on the others for food.

Example 3: Scientists found a tiny organism living in hot springs.

Fun Fact

A honey fungus in a forest in Oregon, USA, spreads underground over nearly 10 square kilometres and is often called one of the largest living organisms on Earth.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) bacteria
b) orgenism
c) fungus
d) species

Show answer

b) orgenism. Organism begins with organ, the body part, so the vowel after g is a.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

organ

a) ism
b) isim
c) asm
d) izm

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a) ism. The suffix is ism, as in tourism, with no vowel before the m.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

marginos

a) organic
b) organise
c) organist
d) organism

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d) organism. An m and an s, with no t, e or c, leave only one choice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is an organism?

a) a cloud
b) a mushroom
c) a stone
d) a spoon

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b) a mushroom

2. A single-celled organism is ____.

a) a type of song
b) a living thing made of one cell
c) a part of a machine
d) a kind of rock

Show answer

b) a living thing made of one cell

Associated Words

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