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Spell Bee Word: Photosynthesis

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What does photosynthesis mean?

Word: Photosynthesis

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Photosynthesis means the process by which green plants use the energy of sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into their own food.

How do you spell photosynthesis?

Syllables: pho - to - syn - the - sis

Tricky part: The f sound at the start is spelt ph, as in photo, so fotosynthesis is wrong.

Watch out for: fotosynthesis, photosynthasis

Memory tip: Photo means light: the word starts exactly like photograph, a picture made with light, and plants make food with light.

Photosynthesis in a sentence

Example 1: Leaves are green because of chlorophyll, which they need for photosynthesis.

Example 2: Photosynthesis slows down on dull, cloudy winter days.

Example 3: We covered one leaf with black paper to show that photosynthesis stops in the dark.

Fun Fact

Photosynthesis takes place mainly in tiny parts of plant cells called chloroplasts, which contain the green pigment chlorophyll.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) photosynthesys
b) glucose
c) stomata
d) respiration

Show answer

a) photosynthesys. The last syllable is sis, as in analysis.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Green leaves need sunlight for photosyntesis, so many house plants lean towards a window.

a) leaves
b) photosyntesis
c) sunlight
d) window

Show answer

b) photosyntesis. The middle keeps its th: pho-to-syn-the-sis.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tssnhoithpeyos

a) photosynthesis
b) photography
c) photosynthetic
d) hypothesis

Show answer

a) photosynthesis. Photosynthetic needs a c, and the jumble's three s's fit photosynthesis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which gas do plants give out during photosynthesis?

a) nitrogen
b) oxygen
c) hydrogen
d) carbon dioxide

Show answer

b) oxygen

2. Which living thing can carry out photosynthesis?

a) a sparrow
b) a mushroom
c) a mango tree
d) a cow

Show answer

c) a mango tree

Associated Words

Words that end in -sis: symbiosis, crisis, synopsis, parenthesis, synthesis, ellipsis

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