What does adopt mean?
Word: Adopt
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Adopt means to take a child or a pet into your family and look after it as your own. It can also mean to start using an idea or a habit.
Synonyms: take in, take up, choose
Antonyms: reject, give up
How do you spell adopt?
Syllables: a - dopt
Tricky part: The middle letter is o. With an a it becomes adapt, a different word that means to change something so it fits.
Watch out for: adupt, edopt
Memory tip: Adopt has an O for own: an adopted puppy becomes your own. Adapt has an A for adjust.
Adopt in a sentence
Example 1: My cousins adopted two kittens last winter.
Example 2: Our class adopted a new rule: no phones at lunch.
Example 3: The couple adopted a baby girl last year.
Fun Fact
Some zoos let people adopt an animal by paying for its food and care for a year. The animal stays at the zoo.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
addopt
a) p
b) t
c) o
d) d
Show answer
d) d. Adopt has just one d.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) guardian
b) responsible
c) shelter
d) adobt
Show answer
d) adobt. The last sounds in adopt are p and t, not b and t.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
adopt
a) ien
b) ian
c) ion
d) eon
Show answer
c) ion. Adopt + ion gives adoption, the act of adopting.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
pdota
a) adotp
b) adopt
c) aodpt
d) adpot
Show answer
b) adopt. The o, the letter in own, sits in the middle of the word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which family has adopted a pet?
a) The Sharmas gave a stray dog some milk once.
b) The Sharmas took a puppy home from the shelter to keep.
c) The Sharmas saw puppies at a pet show.
d) The Sharmas watched a film about dogs.
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b) The Sharmas took a puppy home from the shelter to keep.
2. Our school adopted a no-plastic rule. What does the school do now?
a) it is still thinking about it
b) it follows the rule
c) it has sent the rule elsewhere
d) it has thrown the rule away
Show answer
b) it follows the rule
