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Spell Bee Word: Architect


What does architect mean?

Word: Architect

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Architect means a person who designs buildings and plans how they will be built.

Synonyms: planner

How do you spell architect?

Syllables: ar - chi - tect

Tricky part: The k sound is spelt ch, as in school. Arkitect and arcitect are common slips.

Watch out for: arkitect, arcitect

Memory tip: Ch says k in architect, just as it does in school, chemist and chorus.

Architect in a sentence

Example 1: The architect showed us a model of the new hospital.

Example 2: My mother is an architect who designs houses that stay cool in summer.

Example 3: An architect must work out how much weight a roof can hold.

Fun Fact

Le Corbusier, a Swiss-French architect, planned much of the city of Chandigarh in the 1950s, including its famous Capitol Complex.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) architect
b) carpentor
c) enginear
d) surveyer

Show answer

a) architect. Engineer ends in eer, carpenter ends in er, and surveyor ends in or.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

architect

a) designer
b) plumber
c) pilot
d) surgeon

Show answer

a) designer. An architect is the designer of a building.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The architech drew a plan for a school with wide windows and a garden on the roof.

a) school
b) windows
c) architech
d) garden

Show answer

c) architech. The word ends in tect, as detect and protect do.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

chtcteair

a) architecture
b) architect
c) artichoke
d) character

Show answer

b) architect. Architecture needs a u and an r more, artichoke has an o and a k, and character has two a's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An architect's drawings are mainly used to ____.

a) decorate the classrooms
b) sell newspapers
c) guide the builders
d) teach painting

Show answer

c) guide the builders

2. Which school subject would an architect use most at work?

a) geometry
b) astronomy
c) zoology
d) botany

Show answer

a) geometry

Associated Words

Words that end in -ect: disconnect, imperfect, disrespect, incorrect, expect, recollect

More words from this list

capitalist, corporate, dizzy, furthermore, intrinsic, occasion, repetition, transfix

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