What does recyclable mean?
Word: Recyclable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Recyclable means able to be treated so that it can be used again instead of being thrown away.
How do you spell recyclable?
Syllables: re - cy - cla - ble
Tricky part: Recycle ends in a silent e, and students often keep it, writing recycleable. The e drops out before the ending joins on.
Watch out for: recycleable, resyclable
Memory tip: Picture the e at the end of recycle being dropped into the recycling bin as the new ending arrives.
Recyclable in a sentence
Example 1: Glass bottles and newspapers are recyclable, so we keep them in the blue bin.
Example 2: Riya checked the label to see if the juice carton was recyclable.
Example 3: Our school canteen has switched to recyclable paper cups this term.
Fun Fact
The recycling symbol of three chasing arrows was designed in 1970 by Gary Anderson, a student, for a contest held around the first Earth Day.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
rec_cl_ble
a) i, a
b) i, e
c) y, i
d) y, a
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d) y, a. The cycle part is spelt as in bicycle, and the ending is the able of readable.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lcybealecr
a) refillable
b) recycling
c) recyclable
d) reachable
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c) recyclable. Recycling ends in ing, refillable has an f and reachable has an h, and none of those letters is in the jumble.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
recycclable
a) b
b) y
c) l
d) c
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d) c. Just as in bicycle, this word never has two c's side by side.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) recyclable
b) pollusion
c) landfill
d) compost
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b) pollusion. Pollution is spelt with two l's and tion at the end.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is usually NOT recyclable?
a) an empty glass jar
b) a clean drinks can
c) a used paper tissue
d) an old newspaper
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c) a used paper tissue
2. A shop says all its bags are recyclable. What does that tell shoppers?
a) the bags are much stronger than before
b) the bags will be given away free
c) the bags can be eaten by animals
d) the bags can be made into new things
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d) the bags can be made into new things
