What does vitamin mean?
Word: Vitamin
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Vitamin means one of a group of natural substances found in food that the body needs in small amounts to grow and stay healthy.
How do you spell vitamin?
Syllables: vit - a - min
Tricky part: The middle vowel is an a, though it is said so lightly that many children write vitimin.
Watch out for: vitimin, vitemin
Memory tip: Apples carry vitamins, so let the a of apple sit in the middle of vitamin.
Vitamin in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma says her winter vegetable soup is packed with vitamins.
Example 2: A mix of fruit and vegetables gives most children the vitamins they need.
Example 3: The cereal box lists every vitamin it contains.
Fun Fact
The name was made in 1912 by the scientist Casimir Funk, who first spelt it vitamine; the final e was dropped later.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
vitam___
a) inn
b) in
c) en
d) un
Show answer
b) in. The last syllable is a short -in, as in cabin.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
mavitin
a) a grain that is ground into flour to make pasta
b) a soft yellow fat made from cream and spread on bread
c) the sweet liquid in flowers that bees collect to make honey
d) something in fresh fruit that helps keep your body well
Show answer
d) something in fresh fruit that helps keep your body well. Only vitamin uses these seven letters; nectar, butter and wheat are the other three definitions.
Word Tally
How many words in this list are misspelt?
vitamin, protien, mineral, fibre, nutrient
a) 2
b) 1
c) 0
d) 3
Show answer
b) 1. Protein has e before i; fibre is the British spelling, so it is correct.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) lettuse
b) broccoli
c) vitamin
d) spinach
Show answer
a) lettuse. Lettuce has a c where the s sound falls.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Oranges and lemons are famous for which vitamin?
a) C
b) D
c) K
d) E
Show answer
a) C
2. Which of these can help your body make vitamin D?
a) sitting in the shade
b) sunlight on your skin
c) drinking cold water
d) brushing your teeth
Show answer
b) sunlight on your skin
