What does semi-skimmed mean?
Word: Semi-skimmed
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Semi-skimmed means describes milk that has had about half of its fat taken out.
How do you spell semi-skimmed?
Syllables: sem - i - skimmed
Tricky part: The m doubles when the past ending is added, so there are two m's. A hyphen joins the two parts.
Watch out for: semi-skimed, semiskimed
Memory tip: Picture two milk cartons standing side by side, one for each m: doubling the m keeps the vowel before it short.
Semi-skimmed in a sentence
Example 1: We use semi-skimmed milk for our morning porridge.
Example 2: The shop had run out of full-fat milk, so we bought semi-skimmed instead.
Example 3: A glass of semi-skimmed milk still gives you plenty of calcium.
Fun Fact
In many British shops, semi-skimmed milk comes with a green cap, whole milk with a blue cap and skimmed milk with a red cap, so shoppers can tell them apart at a glance.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
____-skimmed
a) semi
b) sem
c) simi
d) semmy
Show answer
a) semi. Semi means half, and here half of the fat has been taken away.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) cheeze
b) butermilk
c) panneer
d) semi-skimmed
Show answer
d) semi-skimmed. Buttermilk has a double t, cheese ends in se, and paneer has one n.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Mum bought two cartons of semi-skimmed milk and a lofe of bread.
a) bread
b) semi-skimmed
c) lofe
d) cartons
Show answer
c) lofe. Loaf is spelt with oa, as in boat and coat.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
semi-sk_mm_d
a) i, e
b) i, i
c) e, e
d) a, e
Show answer
a) i, e. The word skim has an i, and the past ending is ed.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is semi-skimmed milk different from whole milk?
a) It is always cold.
b) It comes from goats.
c) It has more sugar.
d) It has less fat.
Show answer
d) It has less fat.
2. Which of these milks has the least fat?
a) full-cream milk
b) skimmed milk
c) whole milk
d) semi-skimmed milk
Show answer
b) skimmed milk
