What does adapt mean?
Word: Adapt
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Adapt means to change in order to suit a new place or situation, or to change something so it can be used in a new way.
Synonyms: modify, alter
How do you spell adapt?
Syllables: a - dapt
Tricky part: Adapt is easy to mix up with adopt and adept. They look and sound alike but mean different things, so check the vowel after the d.
Watch out for: adapte, edapt
Memory tip: Animals adapt to where they live. Let the a at the start of animal remind you of the vowel after the d in adapt.
Adapt in a sentence
Example 1: Our family took a few weeks to adapt to life in London.
Example 2: Our teacher adapted the game so that everyone could play.
Example 3: Desert plants adapt by storing water in their thick stems.
Fun Fact
The long neck of a giraffe and the thick fur of a polar bear are often given as examples of how animals adapt to where they live.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
adapt
a) refuse
b) neglect
c) adjust
d) resist
Show answer
c) adjust. To change a little to fit something new is to do this.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) settle
b) addapt
c) change
d) improve
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b) addapt. Adapt has a single d after the first a.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
padta
a) adpat
b) adatp
c) apdat
d) adapt
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d) adapt. Five letters with two a's: the word means to change to suit something new.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Camels adabt well to life in the hot Sahara Desert.
a) life
b) adabt
c) Camels
d) Desert
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b) adabt. The last sound of the word is pt, as in kept.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A family moves from a hot city to a snowy mountain town. How might they adapt?
a) by selling their car
b) by learning to swim
c) by painting their house
d) by wearing warmer clothes
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d) by wearing warmer clothes
2. A storybook is adapted into a film. What happens?
a) the writer starts a new book
b) the story is told on screen
c) the book is printed again
d) the book gets a new cover
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b) the story is told on screen
