What does semicircle mean?
Word: Semicircle
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Semicircle means half of a circle, the shape you get when a circle is cut straight through its middle.
Synonyms: half circle
How do you spell semicircle?
Syllables: sem - i - cir - cle
Tricky part: Circle has two c's that sound different: the first says s, the second says k.
Watch out for: semisircle, semicirkle, semicircel
Memory tip: Cut a round roti straight across, and the curved edge you are left with still needs both c's of circle, the soft one first and the hard one second.
Semicircle in a sentence
Example 1: The children sat in a semicircle around the storyteller.
Example 2: Draw a semicircle on top of the square to make a window.
Example 3: The old fort has a semicircle of steps leading down to the lake.
Fun Fact
A protractor is usually shaped like a semicircle, with marks running from 0 to 180 degrees around its curved edge.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
clriicmese
a) miracles
b) semicircle
c) circles
d) semicolon
Show answer
b) semicircle. Semicolon and miracles bring in letters that are not here, and circles stops short; semicircle uses all ten.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) semicircle
b) paralell
c) pentagan
d) triangel
Show answer
a) semicircle. Triangle ends in -gle, pentagon in -gon and parallel has its double l in the middle; semicircle is spelt right.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
circle
a) semy
b) semmi
c) semi
d) sami
Show answer
c) semi. Semi means half, and it is spelt with one m and an i at the end.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandma plased the diyas in a neat semicircle around the rangoli.
a) around
b) semicircle
c) neat
d) plased
Show answer
d) plased. Placed has a c, as in place; semicircle here is spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which capital letter is made of a straight line and a semicircle?
a) O
b) D
c) V
d) T
Show answer
b) D
2. The straight edge of a semicircle is the circle's ____.
a) circumference
b) centre
c) diameter
d) radius
Show answer
c) diameter
