What does perfume mean?
Word: Perfume
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Perfume means a liquid with a pleasant smell that people put on their skin or clothes. It can also mean any sweet smell, such as the perfume of roses.
Synonyms: scent, fragrance, aroma
Antonyms: stench, stink
How do you spell perfume?
Syllables: per - fume
Tricky part: It starts with per-, not pur-, even though the first part sounds just like purr.
Watch out for: purfume, pirfume
Memory tip: Perfume begins the way perfect and person begin: per. Write the e you cannot quite hear.
Perfume in a sentence
Example 1: My aunt brought back a bottle of rose perfume from her trip to Paris.
Example 2: The perfume of jasmine filled the courtyard after the evening rain.
Example 3: Sakshi sprays a little perfume on her scarf before a wedding.
Fun Fact
Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh is often called the perfume capital of India. Its attar makers still distil flower oils in copper pots, a method used there for centuries.
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Spell Probe
One word in the sentence is misspelt. Choose the meaning of that word:
The shopkeeper sprayed a little perfoom on a paper strip so that the customer could smell it before buying.
a) a person who owns or runs a small shop
b) a person who buys things from a shop
c) sent out through the air as tiny drops
d) a bottled liquid worn to make a person smell sweet
Show answer
d) a bottled liquid worn to make a person smell sweet. Perfoom should be perfume, so the answer is the meaning of perfume.
Word Champ
Which of these statements are true?
1. Jasmine flowers are used in some perfumes. 2. Some perfumes are made with sandalwood oil. 3. A florist is a person who makes perfumes.
a) all three are true
b) only 1 and 2 are true
c) only 2 and 3 are true
d) only 1 is true
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b) only 1 and 2 are true. Jasmine and sandalwood both go into perfumes, but a florist sells flowers and does not make perfume, so that statement is false.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 M U E F P R E
a) 5 3 6 2 4 1 7
b) 7 3 6 4 2 1 5
c) 5 3 6 4 2 1 7
d) 5 6 3 4 2 1 7
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c) 5 3 6 4 2 1 7. Letters 5, 3, 6, 4, 2, 1 and 7 give p, e, r, f, u, m, e.
Word Tally
Each correctly spelt word gets 2 marks. How many marks does this list score?
perfume, fragrence, lavendar, vanilla, saffron
a) 8
b) 2
c) 6
d) 4
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c) 6. Fragrence and lavendar are wrong (fragrance, lavender), so three words score 2 marks each.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these does NOT have a perfume?
a) a stick of sandalwood
b) a glass of tap water
c) a jasmine flower
d) a ripe mango
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b) a glass of tap water
2. Why are perfume bottles kept tightly closed?
a) so the scent does not escape into the air
b) so the label does not get wet
c) so the bottle stays cold all day
d) so the liquid turns a new colour
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a) so the scent does not escape into the air
