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Spell Bee Word: Seepage


What does seepage mean?

Word: Seepage

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Seepage means the slow flow of a liquid through something, such as water coming through a wall.

How do you spell seepage?

Syllables: seep - age

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ee, as in creep and sleep. Pupils often write ea, because of words like sea and leak.

Watch out for: seapage, sepage

Memory tip: Water creeps slowly through a wall: creep and this word share the same ee.

Seepage in a sentence

Example 1: After the heavy rain, there was seepage through the roof of the old shed.

Example 2: The builder fixed the seepage that left a damp patch on our bathroom wall.

Example 3: Farmers lined the pond to stop seepage into the soil.

Fun Fact

Builders in India often check walls for seepage during the monsoon, when rainwater can slowly soak through bricks and leave damp patches.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

seeppage

a) g
b) e
c) p
d) a

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c) p. Only one p sits in the middle of this word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

geesape

a) passage
b) sausage
c) seepage
d) message

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c) seepage. Passage and message need two s's, and sausage needs a u.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

seepage

a) shortage
b) leakage
c) storage
d) package

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b) leakage. Leakage is liquid slowly escaping, the same as this word.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) moisture
b) drainage
c) puddel
d) seepage

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c) puddel. Puddle ends in le, like middle and paddle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you most likely notice seepage?

a) a damp patch on a wall
b) a clean plate
c) a dry, sunny field
d) a new pencil box

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a) a damp patch on a wall

2. What could a builder use to stop seepage through a roof?

a) a ceiling fan
b) a brighter lamp
c) a new doormat
d) a waterproof sheet

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d) a waterproof sheet

Associated Words

Words that end in -age: baggage, voyage, damage, disadvantage, courage, marriage

More words from this list

total, actress, calibrate, delivery, executive, image, melody, prawn

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