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Spell Bee Word: Congratulate


What does congratulate mean?

Word: Congratulate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Congratulate means to tell someone that you are happy about their success or good news.

Synonyms: compliment

How do you spell congratulate?

Syllables: con - grat - u - late

Tricky part: Many people say congra-ju-late, so the t turns into a d or j when they write it, but the letter is t.

Watch out for: congradulate, congrajulate

Memory tip: Think of a trophy for the winner: congratulate is spelt with a t for trophy, never a d.

Congratulate in a sentence

Example 1: We all congratulated Kiran on winning the race.

Example 2: Nani called to congratulate my parents on the new baby.

Example 3: The mayor congratulated the team that cleaned the beach.

Fun Fact

When you say it to someone, the noun is nearly always plural: you say congratulations, not congratulation.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) celebrate
b) ceremony
c) applause
d) congratulete

Show answer

d) congratulete. The last beat is late, as in coming home late.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

congratulate

a) scold
b) ignore
c) blame
d) praise

Show answer

d) praise. When you congratulate someone, you praise them for what they did.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gartuconltae

a) congratulate
b) cognratulate
c) congratluate
d) congartulate

Show answer

a) congratulate. Start with con and look for the g right after the n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letters to form a word:

congr_t_late

a) a, i
b) e, u
c) a, a
d) a, u

Show answer

d) a, u. Grat takes an a and the next beat is u.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would you congratulate a friend?

a) when she lends you a pencil
b) when she asks for your help
c) when she passes her music exam
d) when she says sorry to you

Show answer

c) when she passes her music exam

2. Which words would you say to congratulate someone?

a) Thank you.
b) Excuse me.
c) I am sorry.
d) Well done.

Show answer

d) Well done.

Associated Words

eyeballguiltenergetichopefulnessmall
backbonepredictsmellydisgustfriendly

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