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Spell Bee Word: Root


What does root mean?

Word: Root

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Root means the part of a plant that grows under the soil and holds the plant firmly in place.

Sounds like: route (the way you go to get somewhere; many people say it like root)

How do you spell root?

Syllables: root

Tricky part: Many people say route, the word for the way you travel, just like root. Do not mix up the plant word with that one.

Watch out for: rooot, wroot

Memory tip: Plant below, road above: the root holds the soil tight under the ground, and the route is the road you travel on top.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. take root: to start growing or to become settled Example: "The new tulsi plant took root in a week."

Root in a sentence

Example 1: The roots of the old tree lifted the footpath.

Example 2: Grandpa dug carefully round the roots of the rose bush.

Example 3: The roots of the neem tree go deep into the ground.

Fun Fact

A banyan tree sends down roots from its branches. When they reach the ground, they grow thick like extra trunks.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rute
b) pebble
c) branch
d) garden

Show answer

a) rute. Root uses oo, not u and e.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

seed, ____, stem, leaf

a) branch
b) root
c) flower
d) fruit

Show answer

b) root. A seed sends out its root first, and the stem and leaves grow after.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rooth

a) t
b) o
c) h
d) r

Show answer

c) h. Take out the h and you are left with the plant word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these vegetables is a root?

a) carrot
b) cabbage
c) tomato
d) pea

Show answer

a) carrot

2. Roots take in ____ from the soil for the plant.

a) sunlight
b) pollen
c) fruit
d) water

Show answer

d) water

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with r: rider, rickshaw, ripe, rumble, recite, ride

More words from this list

study, wife, bark, change, different, Friday, keep, origin

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