Spell Bee Word: Attitude

What does attitude mean?

Word: Attitude

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Attitude means the way you think or feel about something, which shows in how you behave.

Synonyms: mindset

How do you spell attitude?

Syllables: at - ti - tude

Tricky part: The word starts with a double t, as in attic. Children often write atitude with only one.

Watch out for: atitude, atittude

Memory tip: Start it like attic: if the attic has two t's, so does the start of attitude.

Attitude in a sentence

Example 1: Kabir has a cheerful attitude even when his team loses.

Example 2: Her attitude towards homework changed after the summer break.

Example 3: A good attitude makes a long bus ride feel shorter.

Fun Fact

Pilots also use attitude to mean the angle of an aeroplane's nose compared with the horizon.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) surprise
b) patience
c) attatude
d) neighbour

Show answer

c) attatude. Patience, neighbour and surprise are spelt correctly; attitude needs an i after the double t, not an a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tdutiate

a) attiuted
b) attitdue
c) attidute
d) attitude

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d) attitude. Eight letters, and the word opens just like attic.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

attitoude

a) o
b) d
c) u
d) t

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a) o. There is no o in attitude; the u comes straight after the last t.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

attitude

a) talent
b) outlook
c) hobby
d) height

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b) outlook. Your attitude is your outlook, the way you see things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence shows a good attitude?

a) Nobody can help me.
b) I give up.
c) This is too boring.
d) Let me try once more.

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d) Let me try once more.

2. Which word means the height of something above the sea, and is easy to mix up with attitude?

a) aptitude
b) latitude
c) gratitude
d) altitude

Show answer

d) altitude

Associated Words

Words that start with att: attractive, attraction, attentive, attendance, attend, attempt

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: mindset

More words from this list

challenge, delicate, ferry, huntress, marina, plunder, shyness, underground

Next steps

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