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I ate cereal with milk.
What does Cereal mean?
Cereal is a grain food often eaten for breakfast.
Dictionary definition
a food made from grains, often eaten with milk for breakfast.
Example sentences
Cereal in a sentence
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The cereal box listed oats as the first ingredient.
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The article compared different kinds of cereal by sugar, fiber, and grain content.
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Practice 1
What does cereal mean?
Cereal is a food made from grains and is often eaten with milk.
Practice 2
Which phrase is closest in meaning to cereal?
Cereal is made from grains.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cereal correctly?
Cereal is a food people can pour into a bowl.
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Cereal
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WordCereal.
Partnoun.
MeaningCereal is a grain food often eaten for breakfast.
ExampleExample: I ate cereal with milk.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- seer · ee · ul
- Strongest beat
- seer
- Ending
- ul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on seer.
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Synonyms
Words like Cereal
grain foodA food made from grains.
breakfast foodCereal is often eaten at breakfast.
Antonyms
Opposite words
meatA different food category from cereal.
drinkA liquid, not a grain food.
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Word family
Cereal word family
Base word
cereal
noun
cereal
Base form.
noun
cereals
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Hint for students
Cereal is a grain food often eaten for breakfast.
Common mix-up
Cereal is not the same as meat. Cereal means cereal is a grain food often eaten for breakfast.
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Read this model sentence: The cereal box listed oats as the first ingredient. Clue words: box, listed, oats. Underline clue words that show why cereal fits instead of meat. Now write one new sentence that shows cereal without using the word cereal. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show cereal?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The cereal box listed oats as the first ingredient." Why does cereal fit better than meat?
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