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Spell Bee Word: Calculate


What does calculate mean?

Word: Calculate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Calculate means to find an answer by using numbers, for example by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.

How do you spell calculate?

Syllables: cal - cu - late

Tricky part: Calculate has two l's, but each one stands alone: children often double the second (calcullate).

Watch out for: calculait, kalculate, calcullate

Memory tip: Two pencils lying apart on your desk are like the two l's, one in each half of the word.

Calculate in a sentence

Example 1: Can you calculate how many days are left until the holidays?

Example 2: Riya can calculate sums in her head faster than with paper.

Example 3: The shopkeeper used a calculator to calculate the bill.

Fun Fact

Calculate comes from a Latin word for a small pebble, because long ago people counted with little stones.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) calcalate
b) decorate
c) celebrate
d) educate

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a) calcalate. The middle beat of calculate is cu, not ca.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ulectacal

a) calculeat
b) culcalate
c) calculate
d) calcualte

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c) calculate. Begin with the c and a at the start, then let the rest fall into three beats.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

cal_ul_te

a) k, a
b) c, e
c) s, a
d) c, a

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d) c, a. The k sound is spelt c, and the word ends in late.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

calculate

a) compute
b) colour
c) guess
d) forget

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a) compute. To compute is to work something out with numbers, which is what calculate means.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pencils cost 6 rupees each. How would you calculate the cost of five?

a) divide 6 by 5
b) multiply 5 by 6
c) add 5 and 6
d) take 5 away from 6

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b) multiply 5 by 6

2. Which of these can you calculate?

a) the tune of a song
b) the taste of a mango
c) the total of a bill
d) the smell of a flower

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c) the total of a bill

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