What does wound mean?
Word: Wound
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Wound means an injury where the skin is cut or scraped, like a cut on your knee from a fall. Spelt the same way, wound is also the past form of the verb wind: Raju wound up his toy car.
Synonyms: injury, cut
How do you spell wound?
Syllables: wound
Tricky part: The oo sound in the middle is spelt o-u, so woond and wond are both wrong.
Watch out for: woond, wond, wownd
Memory tip: Wound has the same o-u pair as you and soup: picture yourself sipping hot soup while a cut heals.
Wound in a sentence
Example 1: Mum covered the wound on my knee with a soft bandage.
Example 2: Keep the wound dry for two days so it heals well.
Example 3: Our dog licked the small wound on his paw.
Fun Fact
Doctors in ancient Egypt put honey on wounds more than 3,000 years ago.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which word rhymes with 'wound' as it is used in this sentence?
Grandma wound the wool into a neat ball before she started knitting.
a) tuned
b) found
c) spooned
d) ruined
Show answer
b) found. Here wound is the past of wind, as in winding wool, so it is said like round and found.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
dunow
a) a deep hole dug in the ground for a well
b) a small heap of earth or stones in a field
c) a sudden loud noise that makes you jump
d) a cut or scrape on the skin that needs to heal
Show answer
d) a cut or scrape on the skin that needs to heal. The letters make wound, the word for a cut on the body.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) wound
b) bandage
c) cotton
d) plasster
Show answer
d) plasster. Plaster has a single s; take one out and the word is right.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Mum said the small ______ on Rohan's elbow would heal in a week.
a) would
b) mound
c) wound
d) sound
Show answer
c) wound. A cut that heals is a wound; would is a helping verb that looks almost the same.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What should you do first with a small wound?
a) rub some toothpaste on it
b) wrap it in a tight band
c) rub it hard with a towel
d) wash it with clean water
Show answer
d) wash it with clean water
2. Who at school would most likely look after a wound?
a) the librarian
b) the art teacher
c) the bus driver
d) the school nurse
Show answer
d) the school nurse
