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Spell Bee Word: Respiration


What does respiration mean?

Word: Respiration

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Respiration means the process of breathing; in science, also the way living cells use oxygen to release energy from food.

Synonyms: breathing

How do you spell respiration?

Syllables: res - pi - ra - tion

Tricky part: The vowel after p is i (res-pi), not e. Students often write resperation because they hear a weak vowel.

Watch out for: resperation, respiretion, respirasion

Memory tip: Respiration is linked to inspire: in both, the p is followed by i.

Respiration in a sentence

Example 1: Fish carry out respiration through their gills.

Example 2: The doctor counted the patient's respiration while he slept.

Example 3: In our science lab, we saw that yeast respiration made enough gas to fill a balloon.

Fun Fact

Respiration rate is one of the four main vital signs that doctors and nurses check, along with pulse, body temperature and blood pressure.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) reprodution
b) excreetion
c) respiration
d) circulasion

Show answer

c) respiration. Circulation ends in tion, excretion has one e after cr, and reproduction keeps the c of reproduce.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

resspiration

a) r
b) s
c) p
d) i

Show answer

b) s. Only one s comes after re; take one away and the word is right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tsiaroirpen

a) respiration
b) restoration
c) aspiration
d) inspiration

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a) respiration. Respiration has two r's; inspiration and aspiration have one each, and restoration needs a second t and o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which gas do we breathe out as a waste product of respiration?

a) carbon monoxide
b) pure oxygen
c) hydrogen gas
d) carbon dioxide

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d) carbon dioxide

2. Which organ is most closely linked with respiration?

a) the kidneys
b) the lungs
c) the stomach
d) the liver

Show answer

b) the lungs

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: notation, clarification, legislation, arbitration, conservation, taxation

More words from this list

transfer, accumulation, barren, conductivity, distinguished, oppress, rhapsody, transmission

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