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Spell Bee Word: Activate


What does activate mean?

Word: Activate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Activate means to make something start working, such as a machine, an alarm or a new card.

Synonyms: switch on, set off

Antonyms: switch off, shut down

How do you spell activate?

Syllables: ac - ti - vate

Tricky part: There is only one c, and the word ends in ate. Some children write activait or acktivate.

Watch out for: activait, acktivate, activeate

Memory tip: Activate is active with its final e swapped for ate: activ(e) + ate. Active has only one c, so activate has one c too.

Activate in a sentence

Example 1: Press the red button to activate the fire alarm.

Example 2: Papa had to activate his new SIM card before he could make calls.

Example 3: Warm water activates the yeast in bread dough.

Fun Fact

Some lamps are sound-activated: they switch on when you clap your hands or speak near them.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

activate

a) mis
b) un
c) dis
d) de

Show answer

d) de. De means undo, so deactivate means to switch off.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tvaticea

a) actviate
b) avticate
c) activate
d) acitvate

Show answer

c) activate. Find act at the start; the word ends in ate.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: activate

a) delay
b) trigger
c) disable
d) repair

Show answer

b) trigger. To trigger an alarm is to set it off, which is what activating it does.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) electric
b) actavate
c) machine
d) battery

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b) actavate. Activate is built from active, so the vowel after the t is an i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which household machine could you activate with a button or a phone app?

a) a robot vacuum
b) a flower vase
c) a floor cushion
d) a bookshelf

Show answer

a) a robot vacuum

2. A smoke alarm is activated by ____.

a) sunlight
b) silence
c) smoke
d) rain

Show answer

c) smoke

Associated Words

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