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Spell Bee Word: Petroleum

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What does petroleum mean?

Word: Petroleum

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Petroleum means a thick, dark liquid found deep under the ground, from which fuels, plastics and many other products are made.

How do you spell petroleum?

Syllables: pe - tro - le - um

Tricky part: The ending is eum, with e before u, as in museum. Petrolium is a frequent error.

Watch out for: petrolium, petroleam, petrolem

Memory tip: Museum and petroleum share their last three letters: picture a museum with a row of old fuel barrels on show.

Petroleum in a sentence

Example 1: Petroleum is pumped from wells off the coast of Mumbai.

Example 2: Plastic, wax and many paints are made from petroleum.

Example 3: Petroleum takes millions of years to form, so we should use it wisely.

Fun Fact

In 1889 petroleum was struck at Digboi in Assam, and the Digboi refinery, opened in 1901, is still working today.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) refinery
b) lubricant
c) petrolleum
d) kerosene

Show answer

c) petrolleum. Petrol has a single l, and petroleum keeps it.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: petroleum

a) coal
b) steam
c) oil
d) clay

Show answer

c) oil. Petroleum is a natural oil, often called crude oil.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

molutpere

a) petroleum
b) polymer
c) tremble
d) petrology

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a) petroleum. Petrology would need a g and a y; the u in the jumble points to petroleum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which fuel is made from petroleum?

a) charcoal
b) firewood
c) diesel
d) bundles of straw

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c) diesel

2. Petroleum is called a fossil fuel because ____.

a) it formed from ancient plants and sea creatures
b) it was first used by people very long ago
c) it burns as hot as the lava from volcanoes
d) it is dug out of rocks that have fossils in them

Show answer

a) it formed from ancient plants and sea creatures

Associated Words

Words that start with pet: petrified, petulant, petticoat

More words from this list

shuttle, upholsterer, affluent, bureaucracy, course, enchantment, hangar, luminous

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