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Spell Bee Word: Agile


What does agile mean?

Word: Agile

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Agile means able to move quickly, lightly and easily.

Synonyms: nimble, quick, light-footed

Antonyms: slow, stiff

How do you spell agile?

Syllables: ag - ile

Tricky part: The g makes a j sound, but it is still written with a g, as in giraffe and gym.

Watch out for: ajile, adjile

Memory tip: Gymnasts are agile, and gym and agile both use a g for the j sound.

Agile in a sentence

Example 1: The agile goalkeeper dived and caught the ball.

Example 2: Monkeys are agile climbers.

Example 3: Yoga keeps my grandmother agile.

Fun Fact

Mountain goats are such agile climbers that they can stand and feed on narrow cliff ledges where few other animals can follow.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: agile

a) careful
b) clumsy
c) sporty
d) lively

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b) clumsy. A clumsy person trips and drops things, which is the opposite of moving easily.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gymnestics
b) balence
c) agile
d) athelete

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c) agile. An extra e sneaks into athlete, and an e pushes out the a in the other two sports words; agile has no mistake.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The agail cat leapt from the wall onto the narrow branch.

a) narrow
b) agail
c) branch
d) leapt

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b) agail. Agile ends in ile, as mile and smile do.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gleia

a) algie
b) agile
c) aglie
d) agiel

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b) agile. The g comes straight after the a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is known for being agile?

a) a sloth
b) a squirrel
c) a snail
d) a tortoise

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b) a squirrel

2. In which game do players need to be agile the most?

a) carrom
b) chess
c) badminton
d) ludo

Show answer

c) badminton

Associated Words

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