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Spell Bee Word: Apologetic


What does apologetic mean?

Word: Apologetic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Apologetic means showing or saying that you are sorry for something.

Synonyms: sorry, remorseful, repentant

Antonyms: unrepentant, defiant

How do you spell apologetic?

Syllables: a - pol - o - get - ic

Tricky part: One p and one l: students often double one of them and write appologetic or apollogetic.

Watch out for: appologetic, apollogetic, apologitic

Memory tip: One p, one l: apologetic people keep it simple, with no doubled letters anywhere.

Apologetic in a sentence

Example 1: The waiter was very apologetic about the cold soup.

Example 2: She gave an apologetic smile when she arrived late.

Example 3: The airline sent an apologetic message about the delay.

Fun Fact

With an s added, apologetics is a different subject: defending a belief or an idea by careful argument.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

apologetic

a) cheerful
b) proud
c) regretful
d) grateful

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c) regretful. A regretful person is sorry for what happened.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Rohan was very apolagetic after his cricket ball broke Mrs Das's window.

a) cricket
b) window
c) apolagetic
d) broke

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c) apolagetic. Think of apology: the l is followed by o.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) energetic
b) sympathetic
c) apolojetic
d) athletic

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c) apolojetic. A soft g sound can be spelt with g, as in apology, so apolojetic is the slip.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might an apologetic friend sound?

a) 'I don't care at all.'
b) 'Go away and leave me alone.'
c) 'I feel terrible that I forgot.'
d) 'It was your fault, not mine.'

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c) 'I feel terrible that I forgot.'

2. An apologetic letter is most likely to begin ____.

a) 'Please forgive me for...'
b) 'I am pleased to invite you...'
c) 'Congratulations on...'
d) 'Here is the bill for...'

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a) 'Please forgive me for...'

Associated Words

Words that end in -etic: kinetic, synthetic, arithmetic

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: defiant

More words from this list

chronological, deposit, exploitation, hymn, monotonous, principal, subsequent, webbed

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