What does science mean?
Word: Science
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Science means the study of the natural world, such as plants, animals, light and the stars, by watching carefully and testing ideas.
How do you spell science?
Syllables: sci - ence
Tricky part: The s sound at the start is spelt sc, and the c makes no sound. Children often leave it out and write sience.
Watch out for: sience, syence
Memory tip: Science starts with a silent c, tucked in quietly right behind the s.
Science in a sentence
Example 1: In science today, we watched a bean seed sprout in wet cotton.
Example 2: Arav wants to study science and build robots one day.
Example 3: Science helps us understand why it rains.
Fun Fact
India celebrates National Science Day every year on 28 February, the day C. V. Raman announced his famous discovery about light in 1928.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our sciense teacher showed us how a magnet works.
a) showed
b) sciense
c) works
d) teacher
Show answer
b) sciense. The s sound at the end of science is made by a c, the same letter that makes the s sound in city.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) science
b) sciance
c) sceince
d) scinece
Show answer
a) science. The two vowels after sc are i and then e, in that order.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ecnicse
a) scieenc
b) scienec
c) sciecne
d) science
Show answer
d) science. Say each option aloud: only one matches the name of the subject you study in the lab.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
sciennce
a) c
b) n
c) e
d) s
Show answer
b) n. Science has only one n in it.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which question would a science lesson help you answer?
a) Which story did you like most this week?
b) How do you spell your best friend's name?
c) What colour is your school bag today?
d) Why do leaves turn towards the light?
Show answer
d) Why do leaves turn towards the light?
2. Tara puts one plant in the sun and one in a dark cupboard to see which grows better. What is she doing?
a) a painting
b) a dance
c) an experiment
d) a puzzle
Show answer
c) an experiment
