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Spell Bee Word: Acquire


Basic Details

Word: Acquire

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To get something or come to have it, often by working for it or buying it.

Synonyms: get, gain, obtain

Antonyms: lose

How to Spell Acquire

Syllables: ac - quire

Tricky part: A silent c comes before the q. Children usually leave it out and write aquire.

Watch out for: aquire, acquier, accquire

Memory tip: Before q, put a quiet c: acquire, acquaint and acquit all start acq.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Children acquire new words very quickly.

Example 2: The museum acquired an old Mughal painting last year.

Example 3: You can acquire a skill only by practising it.

Fun Fact

Its Latin parent, acquirere, was made from ad, to, and quaerere, to seek. Quaerere also gave English the words question and query.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: acquire

a) obtain
b) gain
c) earn
d) lose

Show answer

d) lose. To lose something is the opposite of getting it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rqiucae

a) aqcuire
b) acquire
c) acquier
d) acqiure

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b) acquire. The letters c and q sit side by side, then u, and the word ends in ire.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

ac_ui_e

a) q, l
b) q, r
c) c, r
d) k, r

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b) q, r. Acq is followed by uire, so the blanks are q and r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses acquire correctly?

a) She acquired a love of books from her father.
b) We acquired very sleepy.
c) He acquired down the stairs.
d) The rain acquired loudly.

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a) She acquired a love of books from her father.

2. To acquire a new bicycle means to ____ it.

a) break
b) get
c) paint
d) lend

Show answer

b) get

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