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Spell Bee Word: Compare


What does compare mean?

Word: Compare

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Compare means to look at two or more things closely to see how they are the same and how they are different.

Synonyms: weigh up, liken

How do you spell compare?

Syllables: com - pare

Tricky part: The end sounds like pair or pear, but it is spelt pare, like spare and care.

Watch out for: compair, compear

Memory tip: You compare a pair of things, but the spelling borrows the end of spare: pare.

Compare in a sentence

Example 1: Let us compare the two mangoes and choose the sweeter one.

Example 2: Do not compare your marks with your cousin's.

Example 3: The teacher asked us to compare a frog and a toad.

Fun Fact

Compare comes from a Latin word for matching things up as equals. The word pair comes from the same Latin family.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) cempare
b) compare
c) coumpare
d) campare

Show answer

b) compare. The first vowel is o, even though you hardly hear it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

commpare

a) o
b) c
c) m
d) p

Show answer

c) m. A single m comes before the p.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rapcome

a) ocmpare
b) cmopare
c) compare
d) mocpare

Show answer

c) compare. Mocpare, ocmpare and cmopare muddle the first three letters; the fourth keeps them in order.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_ompare

a) g
b) c
c) k
d) q

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b) c. It starts with the letter that begins candle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which sentence is compare used the right way?

a) Ria compared her shoes to go for a walk.
b) Ria compared the door before going to bed.
c) Ria compared her drawing with her brother's.
d) Ria compared a glass of milk at breakfast.

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c) Ria compared her drawing with her brother's.

2. Which question asks you to compare?

a) Where is the door?
b) What is your name?
c) Which is heavier, a brick or a feather?
d) When does school start?

Show answer

c) Which is heavier, a brick or a feather?

Associated Words

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