What does aggressive mean?
Word: Aggressive
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Aggressive means ready to attack or fight, or behaving in a forceful, angry way.
Synonyms: hostile, fierce, forceful
Antonyms: peaceful, calm
How do you spell aggressive?
Syllables: ag - gres - sive
Tricky part: The word has two pairs of doubled letters, and most mistakes leave one of the pairs single.
Watch out for: agressive, aggresive, agresive
Memory tip: Two grumpy geese and two snapping swans: double g, then double s.
Aggressive in a sentence
Example 1: The guard dog became aggressive when strangers came near the gate.
Example 2: The coach told us to play aggressive cricket and attack every loose ball.
Example 3: Shouting at people is an aggressive way to settle an argument.
Fun Fact
Hippos look slow and sleepy, but they are among the most aggressive large animals in Africa.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: aggressive
a) wild
b) gentle
c) bossy
d) rough
Show answer
b) gentle. A gentle person is kind and calm, nothing like an aggressive one.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
aggr_ss_ve
a) e, i
b) a, i
c) e, e
d) i, i
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a) e, i. Think of the base word aggression: gress comes first, then the ive ending.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) aggressive
b) desisive
c) expensiv
d) posessive
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a) aggressive. Possessive has two pairs of s, decisive has a c and expensive ends in an e.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
sgvreisgae
a) expressive
b) aggressive
c) impressive
d) progressive
Show answer
b) aggressive. Two g's and a v, with no o, p, x or m, can only make aggressive.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An aggressive dog might ____.
a) growl and snap at people
b) hide under the bed
c) sleep all day long
d) wag its tail at everyone
Show answer
a) growl and snap at people
2. An aggressive batter in cricket is one who ____.
a) leaves most balls
b) bats very slowly
c) blocks every ball
d) attacks the bowling
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d) attacks the bowling
