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Spell Bee Word: Agent


What does agent mean?

Word: Agent

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Agent means a person whose job is to do things for other people, such as a travel agent who books trips. It can also be something that does a job, like a cleaning agent.

Synonyms: representative

How do you spell agent?

Syllables: a - gent

Tricky part: The g is soft and sounds like j, so children write ajent.

Watch out for: ajent, ajint

Memory tip: When g comes just before e, it often says j, as in gem and page. That is the g you hear in agent.

Agent in a sentence

Example 1: A travel agent helped Papa plan our trip to Jaipur.

Example 2: Our cricket club has an agent who finds us matches in other towns.

Example 3: Baking soda is a raising agent that makes dhoklas and cakes fluffy.

Fun Fact

Agent comes from Latin agere, to do or to drive. The same root gives act, action and agenda, a list of things to be done.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) agent
b) farmar
c) teecher
d) docter

Show answer

a) agent. Doctor ends in or, farmer in er and teacher has ea.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

age_t

a) r
b) l
c) n
d) m

Show answer

c) n. Say a-gent slowly: an n sound comes just before the t.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The travel agent sent us the tikets.

a) agent
b) tikets
c) sent
d) travel

Show answer

b) tikets. Tickets has ck in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you want a new house, an estate agent can help you ____.

a) paint the walls
b) find one to buy or rent
c) build the roof
d) clean the floors

Show answer

b) find one to buy or rent

2. Soap is a cleaning agent. This means soap ____.

a) helps to clean things
b) is a kind of food
c) makes things dirty
d) is a kind of person

Show answer

a) helps to clean things

Associated Words

calledinsatiableinspectornovelsoundly
headlinelieaffirmationgratuitousinflected

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