capsule

Everyday

1. A capsule is a small tube-shaped container of medicine you swallow. tree →
2. A space capsule is a small part of a spacecraft where astronauts sit, which can come back to Earth. tree →
3. A time capsule is a box of things buried or kept for people in the future to open. tree →
4. In plants, a capsule is a seed case that splits open. tree →

In the lessons

In safety lessons pupils learn never to take capsules or tablets unless a trusted adult gives them. In science and space topics astronauts return in a capsule. In class pupils make a time capsule to open later. Also used for coffee pods and laundry capsules, which are dangerous if swallowed.

Examples

• Take one capsule twice a day with water. tree →
• The astronauts splashed down in their capsule. tree →
• Our class buried a time capsule in the school garden. tree →
• Never eat laundry capsules, they are poisonous. tree →
• The poppy's seed capsule rattles when shaken. tree →
• The capsule was too big for me to swallow. tree →

Note

Sounds like «CAP-syool» or «CAP-sule». Medicine capsules can look like sweets — never take them without an adult. Plural «capsules».