What does attractive mean?
Word: Attractive
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Attractive means pleasant to look at, or interesting enough to draw people in.
Synonyms: pretty, appealing, charming
Antonyms: unappealing
How do you spell attractive?
Syllables: at - trac - tive
Tricky part: It ends with an e that you do not hear. Children often drop it and write attractiv.
Watch out for: attractiv, atractive
Memory tip: Attractive has three t's: two side by side at the start and one more near the end. Count them as you write.
Attractive in a sentence
Example 1: The shop window had an attractive display of diyas.
Example 2: Sale prices are attractive to shoppers.
Example 3: The peacock spread out its attractive tail feathers.
Fun Fact
When attractive first came into English, about 600 years ago, it meant having the power to pull things in, as a magnet does. The sense of pleasant to look at came later.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) native
b) active
c) attracktive
d) creative
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c) attracktive. Attractive has a c with no k, just as active and creative do.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tcatriveta
a) attrcative
b) attractive
c) attarctive
d) attracitve
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b) attractive. Ten letters with three t's; two of them sit side by side near the front.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
attractive
a) ugly
b) clever
c) bright
d) gentle
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a) ugly. Ugly is the opposite of attractive.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
attr_ct_ve
a) a, i
b) e, i
c) u, i
d) a, e
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a) a, i. Attract keeps its a, and the ending takes an i.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An attractive offer is one that ____.
a) makes people want it
b) nobody notices at all
c) costs far too much
d) is hard to understand
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a) makes people want it
2. Pick the thing a visitor would most likely call attractive.
a) a pile of old rubbish
b) a puddle of muddy water
c) a garden full of bright flowers
d) a broken plastic chair
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c) a garden full of bright flowers
