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Spell Bee Word: Weightlifting


What does weightlifting mean?

Word: Weightlifting

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Weightlifting means a sport in which people raise heavy weights on a bar above their heads.

How do you spell weightlifting?

Syllables: weight - lift - ing

Tricky part: Weight is spelt eigh, as in eight, with a silent gh.

Watch out for: waitlifting, wieghtlifting, weihtlifting

Memory tip: Picture a weight of eight kilos: weight is eight with a w in front.

Weightlifting in a sentence

Example 1: Mirabai Chanu is a champion in weightlifting.

Example 2: My uncle trains for weightlifting at the gym.

Example 3: Weightlifting needs strong legs as well as strong arms.

Fun Fact

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the first Olympic medal by an Indian woman.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) racetrak
b) weightlifting
c) hanstand
d) bodybilding

Show answer

b) weightlifting. Handstand needs a d after the n, bodybuilding has a u before the i, and racetrack ends in ck.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

weightliftting

a) f
b) i
c) g
d) t

Show answer

d) t. Lift ends in one t, and adding ing does not double it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hockey
b) marathan
c) weightlifting
d) archery

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b) marathan. Marathon ends in on.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gwihtelgnfiit

a) lightweight
b) nightingale
c) sightseeing
d) weightlifting

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d) weightlifting. Lightweight needs a second h, sightseeing an s, and nightingale an a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do weightlifters rub on their hands to grip the bar?

a) oil
b) soap
c) chalk
d) water

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c) chalk

2. Mirabai Chanu won an Olympic silver medal in weightlifting at which Games?

a) Tokyo 2020
b) Rio 2016
c) London 2012
d) Beijing 2008

Show answer

a) Tokyo 2020

Associated Words

achehopefulnessextraordinaryadmireancient
identifyyogadivideresponsibilityknead

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