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Spell Bee Word: Climate


What does climate mean?

Word: Climate

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Climate means the usual weather of a place over many years. Rajasthan has a hot, dry climate.

How do you spell climate?

Syllables: cli - mate

Tricky part: The end is spelt mate, as in classmate. Children often write climet or climit.

Watch out for: climet, climit

Memory tip: Climate ends with mate, as in classmate. A classmate in another city can tell you about the climate there.

Climate in a sentence

Example 1: Kerala has a warm and wet climate.

Example 2: Polar bears live in a very cold climate.

Example 3: Our teacher said the climate is getting warmer.

Fun Fact

Climate comes from a Greek word, klima, which meant a slope. Greek thinkers linked the weather of a place to how the Earth slopes away from the sun.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) season
b) clymate
c) weather
d) rainbow

Show answer

b) clymate. Climate is spelt with an i, not a y.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

weather, season, ____

a) climate
b) cloud
c) rain
d) wind

Show answer

a) climate. Weather is what the sky does today, a season lasts a few months, and climate is the usual pattern over many years.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_imate

a) s
b) l
c) r
d) h

Show answer

b) l. Climate starts with cl, as climb does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these places in India has a cool climate?

a) Shimla
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) Jaisalmer

Show answer

a) Shimla

2. Which clothes suit a cold climate best?

a) thin sandals
b) woollen sweaters
c) cotton shorts
d) sun hats

Show answer

b) woollen sweaters

Associated Words

Words that end in -ate: decorate, skate, chocolate, crate, plate, estimate

More words from this list

elephant, good, listen, pine, seal, teacher, accept, bison

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