What does agriculture mean?
Word: Agriculture
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Agriculture means the work of growing crops and raising animals for food and other uses.
Synonyms: cultivation
How do you spell agriculture?
Syllables: ag - ri - cul - ture
Tricky part: Students who spell by sound write agraculture, because the vowel after r is said quickly. Keep agri, from the Latin word for field.
Watch out for: agraculture, agriculcher, agrikulture
Memory tip: Agri is Latin for field, and agriculture is the care of the field. Keep agri, with its i, at the start.
Agriculture in a sentence
Example 1: Most families in the village earn their living from agriculture.
Example 2: Drip irrigation saves water in agriculture.
Example 3: My uncle studied agriculture and now grows organic vegetables.
Fun Fact
Around a quarter of all workers in the world earn their living from agriculture.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) agricalture
b) furniture
c) temperature
d) vegetable
Show answer
a) agricalture. The third beat is cul, with a u, as in cup.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Farmers in Punjab use tractors and canals, and agricultur there feeds millions.
a) tractors
b) millions
c) canals
d) agricultur
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d) agricultur. Culture ends in a silent e, and agriculture keeps it.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rutcuraelig
a) agriculture
b) aquaculture
c) horticulture
d) agricultural
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a) agriculture. Agricultural needs a second a and l, aquaculture a q and horticulture an h and o, which leaves agriculture.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: agriculture
a) industry
b) farming
c) trade
d) mining
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b) farming. Farming is the everyday word for agriculture.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A tool used in agriculture is the ____.
a) paintbrush
b) spanner
c) stethoscope
d) plough
Show answer
d) plough
2. Agriculture in much of India depends on the ____ for water.
a) summer heat
b) sea tides
c) monsoon rains
d) winter fog
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c) monsoon rains
