Spell Bee Word: Renewable

What does renewable mean?

Word: Renewable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Renewable means able to be replaced naturally or made new again, so it does not run out.

Synonyms: sustainable

Antonyms: non-renewable

How do you spell renewable?

Syllables: re - new - a - ble

Tricky part: Many students hear re-noo and drop the w. The new inside renewable keeps every letter.

Watch out for: renuable, renewble, renawable

Memory tip: Wind never runs out, and the w of wind is the one in the middle of renewable.

Renewable in a sentence

Example 1: Solar panels on our school roof use renewable energy from the sun.

Example 2: Wind farms in Tamil Nadu produce renewable power for thousands of homes.

Example 3: Our class made a poster about renewable energy for Earth Day.

Fun Fact

Wood counts as renewable only if new trees are planted as fast as old ones are cut down; otherwise forests shrink.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

renew____

a) able
b) eble
c) ible
d) abel

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a) able. Renew is a full word, and full words usually take able.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

reneweable

a) b
b) a
c) w
d) e

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d) e. Nothing is slipped in after renew: the suffix follows the w straight away.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

bnwaelere

a) renewal
b) enable
c) renewable
d) wearable

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c) renewable. With the b and three e's, all nine letters make renewable.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) renewable
b) enviroment
c) pollution
d) electricity

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b) enviroment. Environment keeps the n of environ before ment; the other three are spelt correctly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wind and sunlight are renewable. Name another renewable source of energy.

a) coal
b) flowing water
c) natural gas
d) petrol

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b) flowing water

2. A renewable library card can be ____.

a) used only once
b) shared with a friend
c) used without a photo
d) extended when it runs out

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d) extended when it runs out

Associated Words

Words that end in -able: suitable, believable, dependable, presentable, charitable, unbelievable

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: sustainable

More words from this list

sturdy, vixen, attentive, consistent, ease, gorge, labyrinth, overhear

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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