What does appropriate mean?
Word: Appropriate
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Appropriate means right for a particular situation or occasion.
Synonyms: suitable, proper, fitting
Antonyms: improper
How do you spell appropriate?
Syllables: ap - pro - pri - ate
Tricky part: The middle has pro and pri one after the other, each with an r. Students often drop the second r and write appropiate.
Watch out for: appropiate, appropreate, appropriat
Memory tip: Pro and pri sit side by side like a drumroll, each with its own r.
Appropriate in a sentence
Example 1: Shorts are not appropriate for the school prize day.
Example 2: Please choose an appropriate title for your story.
Example 3: Talking loudly in a library is not appropriate.
Fun Fact
As a verb, appropriate ends with the sound of eight, and it can mean to set money aside for a purpose: the town appropriated funds for a new park.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: appropriate
a) polite
b) unsuitable
c) correct
d) useful
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b) unsuitable. Unsuitable means not right for the situation.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
____appropriate
a) in
b) dis
c) un
d) im
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a) in. In is the prefix that makes inappropriate, the opposite of appropriate.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Dark sunglasses are not an apropriate choice for an indoor exam hall.
a) apropriate
b) choice
c) Dark
d) indoor
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a) apropriate. Appropriate begins with a double p.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
petaiorprap
a) appreciate
b) approximate
c) appropriation
d) appropriate
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d) appropriate. Approximate needs an x and an m, appreciate a c, and appropriation an n and an o, so the word is appropriate.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In heavy rain, the appropriate thing to wear is ____.
a) a cotton T-shirt
b) a woollen sweater
c) a sun hat
d) a raincoat
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d) a raincoat
2. It is appropriate to ____ when someone gives you a gift.
a) ask for another
b) put it aside unopened
c) say thank you
d) ask the price
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c) say thank you
