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Spell Bee Word: Captivating

Captivating (adjective): so charming or interesting that it holds your attention completely.


What does captivating mean?

Word: Captivating

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Captivating means so charming or interesting that it holds your attention completely.

Synonyms: charming, absorbing, gripping

Antonyms: boring, dull

How do you spell captivating?

Syllables: cap - ti - vat - ing

Tricky part: The middle is ti, as in captive, not ta.

Watch out for: captavating, captivatting, capitvating

Memory tip: A captive cannot escape, and a captivating story will not let you go. Start with capti, from captive.

Captivating in a sentence

Example 1: The puppet show was so captivating that no one checked their phones.

Example 2: Grandpa tells captivating stories about his village in Kerala.

Example 3: The peacock's dance was captivating.

Fun Fact

Captivating, captive and capture all come from the Latin capere, which means to take or seize.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

captivateing

a) i
b) t
c) e
d) a

Show answer

c) e. Captivate's e drops out when ing arrives, as with create and creating.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: captivating

a) tiresome
b) enchanting
c) frightening
d) puzzling

Show answer

b) enchanting. Both words describe something that charms you and holds your attention.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) intresting
b) thriling
c) excitting
d) captivating

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d) captivating. Only captivating is correct. Thrilling needs a double l, exciting has one t, and interesting keeps the e after t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During a captivating film, the audience is most likely to ____.

a) sit still with eyes on the screen
b) fall asleep in their seats
c) leave halfway through the film
d) chat and look around the hall

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a) sit still with eyes on the screen

2. Which review describes a captivating book?

a) I could not put it down until the last page.
b) It was fine, but I forgot it quickly.
c) I gave up after the first chapter.
d) The pages were too thin and tore easily.

Show answer

a) I could not put it down until the last page.

Associated Words

Words that end in -ting: weightlifting, everlasting, scintillating, devastating

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: charming, gripping, dull

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