What does aggregate mean?
Word: Aggregate
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Aggregate means a total made by adding several amounts together.
Synonyms: total, sum
Word origin: From Latin aggregare, built on the word grex.
How do you spell aggregate?
Syllables: ag - gre - gate
Tricky part: Students hear one g at the start and write agregate, or they move the double g further along and write agreggate. The pair belongs straight after the first a.
Watch out for: agregate, agreggate
Memory tip: An aggregate is never one thing alone, so the first g never stands alone either: give it a partner.
Aggregate in a sentence
Example 1: Her aggregate for the three unit tests was 268 out of 300.
Example 2: The aggregate of the three shops' sales came to five lakh rupees.
Example 3: Our house finished with the highest aggregate on sports day.
Fun Fact
When two football teams meet twice in a cup round, the winner is often decided on aggregate: the goals from both games are added up.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
aggre_ _ _ _
a) gait
b) gate
c) gaet
d) geit
Show answer
b) gate. It closes with the plain word gate, the same as a school gate.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with their meanings:
1. aggregate 2. gregarious 3. congregate a. to gather in a crowd b. a whole built up from separate scores c. happy in the company of others
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
c) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
Show answer
c) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. The three look alike, so the idea decides: a whole, enjoying company, and coming together.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The cricket coach added up the team's runs in the three matches and put up a notise giving the aggragate.
a) only aggragate
b) coach and notise
c) only notise
d) aggragate and notise
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d) aggragate and notise. Two words are wrong: aggragate needs an e after the r, and notice needs a c.
Back to the Roots
Choose the correct option:
Aggregate is built on the Latin word grex, which means ___.
a) stone
b) flock
c) field
d) river
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b) flock. A flock is many animals gathered together; gregarious comes from the same Latin word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ravi scored 62, 71 and 67 in three tests. What is his aggregate?
a) 62 marks
b) 67 marks
c) 71 marks
d) 200 marks
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d) 200 marks
2. A club wants its aggregate membership across five towns. It should ___.
a) ask one town for its figure
b) add the five town figures
c) pick the largest town figure
d) compare the two smallest towns
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b) add the five town figures
