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Spell Bee Word: Spine


What does spine mean?

Word: Spine

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Spine means the long line of small bones that runs down the middle of your back and helps you sit and stand straight.

How do you spell spine?

Syllables: spine

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but leave it off and you have a different word, one that means to turn round and round.

Watch out for: spien, spiene

Memory tip: Think of the silent e as the tail end of your spine: the word is not finished without it.

Spine in a sentence

Example 1: Sit up straight and keep your spine tall.

Example 2: The doctor gently pressed along Dadi's spine.

Example 3: The cat arched its spine and stretched.

Fun Fact

A book has a spine too: it is the narrow edge you see when the book stands on a shelf.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) spyne
b) spinne
c) spine
d) spaine

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c) spine. Spine has a plain i in the middle and just one n.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

spine

a) elbow
b) ankle
c) knee
d) backbone

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d) backbone. Your spine is the long line of bones down your back, which is why it is also called the backbone.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

skull, neck, ____, hip

a) heel
b) toe
c) spine
d) wrist

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c) spine. Go down the middle of the body: skull, neck, then the long line of back bones, and then the hip.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Sit up straight to keep your spine helthy.

a) straight
b) helthy
c) spine
d) keep

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b) helthy. Healthy keeps the ea of health, as in head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these animals has a spine?

a) a snail
b) a fish
c) an earthworm
d) a jellyfish

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b) a fish

2. A cactus is covered in spines. What is a spine on a cactus?

a) a thin root
b) a green fruit
c) a soft petal
d) a sharp needle

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d) a sharp needle

Associated Words

Words that end in -ine: define, porcupine, imagine, medicine, sunshine, submarine

More words from this list

waiter, badger, careless, December, flour, inspect, nest, result

Next steps

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