What does radio mean?
Word: Radio
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Radio means a machine that picks up sounds sent through the air, such as news, music and talk; also the programmes it plays.
How do you spell radio?
Syllables: ra - di - o
Tricky part: The first sound is a long ay, so children are tempted to write ay or ai there. In this word a single a does the job.
Watch out for: raydio, raidio
Memory tip: The ay sound at the start is just one a, the same way baby and lady begin their ay sound.
Radio in a sentence
Example 1: Dadi switches on the radio every morning to hear old Hindi songs.
Example 2: Our school radio club recorded a short play about saving water.
Example 3: The cricket score came on the car radio while we were stuck at a signal.
Fun Fact
India's public radio service, All India Radio, is also known as Akashvani, a name that means voice from the sky.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
rad_o
a) i
b) e
c) y
d) u
Show answer
a) i. The middle sound is the ee of three, but here it is a plain i, as in piano.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
daior
a) raodi
b) rodia
c) radoi
d) radio
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d) radio. Say each option aloud: only one gives the box you listen to, ra-di-o.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) telephone
b) mesage
c) radio
d) television
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b) mesage. Message has a double s in the middle, like pass and kiss.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Nani listens to the radio while she makes brekfast for the whole family.
a) radio
b) family
c) listens
d) brekfast
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d) brekfast. Breakfast keeps the ea of break, even though we say it quickly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Neha's family is driving to Jaipur. What could the car radio tell them?
a) about traffic on the road ahead
b) how much petrol is left in the tank
c) whether a tyre needs more air
d) how fast the car is moving now
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a) about traffic on the road ahead
2. Which sense do you mainly use with a radio?
a) hearing
b) taste
c) smell
d) sight
Show answer
a) hearing
