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Spell Bee Word: cite


Basic Details

Word: Cite

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To mention or quote something, such as a book, a law or an example, to support what you say.

Synonyms: quote, mention, refer to

Sounds like: site (a place where something is, was or will be built); sight (the power of seeing, or something you see)

How to Spell Cite

Syllables: cite

Tricky part: Cite sounds exactly like site and sight. Only cite, beginning with c, means to quote or mention.

Watch out for: cyte, cight

Memory tip: When you cite, you copy a line from a book: cite and copy both begin with c.

Usage Examples

Example 1: In your essay, cite the poet whose lines you used.

Example 2: The judge cited an old law before giving her decision.

Example 3: Can you cite one example of a mammal that lays eggs?

Fun Fact

Cite comes from the Latin citare, to call or summon. The same root gives us recite and excite.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: cite

a) hide
b) quote
c) ignore
d) invent

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b) quote. To quote is to repeat someone's words, which is what citing does.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

cite (to say a poem aloud from memory)

a) re
b) rhe
c) ri
d) ree

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a) re. Re means again, so recite is to say the words again from memory.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

In your report, cite the websight where you found each picture.

a) cite
b) report
c) websight
d) picture

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c) websight. A website is a place on the internet, so it ends in site, not sight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses cite correctly?

a) We visited the building cite.
b) The cite of the mountains was lovely.
c) Please cite the book you took the fact from.
d) I lost my cite after the accident.

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c) Please cite the book you took the fact from.

2. Cite, site and sight are words that ____.

a) mean the same thing
b) are spelt the same
c) sound the same but mean different things
d) are all names of places

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c) sound the same but mean different things

Associated Words

capitalistnecessarydearimmensedegradation
messageanalyticalcomponentfingernailscheme

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