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Spell Bee Word: Accountable

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What does accountable mean?

Word: Accountable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Accountable means responsible for your actions and expected to explain them if asked.

Synonyms: responsible, liable

Antonyms: unaccountable, irresponsible

How do you spell accountable?

Syllables: ac - count - a - ble

Tricky part: Double c at the start, and ou in the middle, as in count.

Watch out for: acountable, accountible, accountabel

Memory tip: Think of a bank account: the person who holds the account is accountable for it. Write account in full first.

Accountable in a sentence

Example 1: Each team captain is accountable for returning the sports equipment.

Example 2: The shopkeeper said the delivery boy would be held accountable for the broken eggs.

Example 3: Leaders must be held accountable for the promises they make.

Fun Fact

Account, accountant and accountable all go back to the Old French aconter, which meant to count up.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

account____

a) abel
b) ible
c) able
d) eble

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c) able. Account is a full word on its own, and full words usually take able.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

accountable

a) careless
b) answerable
c) forgetful
d) innocent

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b) answerable. Someone answerable has to explain their actions when asked, just like someone accountable.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) acurate
b) acknoledge
c) accountable
d) accesory

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c) accountable. Acknowledge is missing its w, accurate its second c and accessory its second s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alice is accountable for the class plants. If they wilt, ____.

a) the plants will be blamed
b) nobody will need to know
c) Alice will be asked what went wrong
d) the teacher must water them

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c) Alice will be asked what went wrong

2. People call a delay unaccountable when it ____.

a) was paid for
b) cannot be explained
c) was planned
d) was very short

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b) cannot be explained

Associated Words

Words that end in -table: inevitable, equitable, unforgettable, adaptable, excitable, hospitable

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: responsible, irresponsible

More words from this list

ballerina, concentration, dissertation, fundamental, jeopardy, onward, representative, tissue

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