What does agricultural mean?
Word: Agricultural
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Agricultural means connected with farming: growing crops and raising animals.
Synonyms: farming, agrarian, rural
How do you spell agricultural?
Syllables: ag - ri - cul - tur - al
Tricky part: It starts agri with one g and an i, not agra or aggri.
Watch out for: agricaltural, aggricultural, agricultral
Memory tip: The middle cult is the same as in cultivate, which is what farmers do to their fields.
Agricultural in a sentence
Example 1: Tractors and threshers are agricultural machines.
Example 2: My uncle studied agricultural science at a university in Wales.
Example 3: The state fair had an agricultural show with giant pumpkins and prize cows.
Fun Fact
Rothamsted in England, set up in 1843, is one of the oldest agricultural research centres in the world.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
agricult_ral
a) e
b) a
c) o
d) u
Show answer
d) u. Agriculture keeps its ture, so the adjective is agricul-tur-al.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
luratcirluga
a) cultural
b) agriculture
c) horticultural
d) agricultural
Show answer
d) agricultural. Agriculture is one l short, horticultural needs an h and an o, and cultural is too short.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
agricultural
a) pastoral
b) seasonal
c) rustic
d) industrial
Show answer
d) industrial. Agricultural is about farms; industrial is about factories.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) irrigation
b) agricultural
c) granery
d) harvester
Show answer
c) granery. Granary has ar before the y; irrigation, agricultural and harvester are all spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which land is used for agricultural purposes?
a) a field of sugarcane
b) a car park
c) a shopping centre
d) a railway yard
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a) a field of sugarcane
2. Horticultural, like agricultural, is about growing plants, but it deals mostly with ____.
a) cattle and dairy farms
b) gardens, fruit and flowers
c) forests and timber
d) large fields of wheat
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b) gardens, fruit and flowers
