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Spell Bee Word: Rib

Rib (noun): one of the curved bones in your chest. Your ribs protect your heart and lungs.

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What does rib mean?

Word: Rib

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rib means one of the curved bones in your chest. Your ribs protect your heart and lungs.

How do you spell rib?

Syllables: rib

Tricky part: It is a short word with one b. Children sometimes add a second b.

Watch out for: ribb, rebb

Memory tip: Run a finger down your side and feel each rib: bump, bump. One bump at a time, and one b at the end of rib.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. rib-tickling: very funny Example: "My uncle told a rib-tickling story about his school days."

Rib in a sentence

Example 1: The tailor measured round my chest, just over my ribs.

Example 2: The doctor pressed gently on my ribs.

Example 3: You can feel your ribs when you breathe in deeply.

Fun Fact

Most people have 12 pairs of ribs, but a few people are born with an extra one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) chest
b) ankle
c) elbow
d) reeb

Show answer

d) reeb. Rib has a short i sound, written with a plain i.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Tom gently tapped his ribe.

a) Tom
b) ribe
c) gently
d) tapped

Show answer

b) ribe. Rib is a three-letter word with nothing after the b.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

irb

a) bri
b) rib
c) bir
d) ibr

Show answer

b) rib. Start with r, then i, then b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these animals has ribs?

a) a snail
b) a worm
c) a jellyfish
d) a dog

Show answer

d) a dog

2. A doctor wants to see the ribs inside your chest. What will show them?

a) an X-ray
b) a thermometer
c) a stethoscope
d) a weighing scale

Show answer

a) an X-ray

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with r: raspberry, regular, rocket, reality, record, repair

More words from this list

squirrel, village, aware, cheetah, eager, grandfather, join, nineteen

Next steps

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