What does considerate mean?
Word: Considerate
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Considerate means careful not to hurt or trouble other people, and thoughtful about their feelings.
Synonyms: thoughtful, kind, caring
Antonyms: inconsiderate, thoughtless
How do you spell considerate?
Syllables: con - sid - er - ate
Tricky part: The middle is der, not dar. Children write considarate because the vowel there is hardly heard.
Watch out for: considarate, considurate
Memory tip: The middle sounds like a soft duh, but write it der, as in under and wonder.
Considerate in a sentence
Example 1: It was considerate of Meera to lower her voice while her grandmother rested.
Example 2: A considerate cyclist rings the bell well before overtaking people on foot.
Example 3: Being considerate on a crowded train means taking your backpack off.
Fun Fact
Its Latin source meant to look at closely. Some scholars link that to sidus, a star, as if the first sense was to study the stars.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_ns_derate
a) u, i
b) o, i
c) a, i
d) o, e
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b) o, i. The word opens with con and has an i after the s.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
consideratte
a) t
b) d
c) s
d) r
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a) t. A single t comes before the final e.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
considerate
a) tactful
b) attentive
c) selfish
d) obliging
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c) selfish. Obliging, attentive and tactful people think of others; a selfish one thinks only of himself.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) obedeint
b) considerate
c) respectfull
d) curteous
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b) considerate. Courteous has ou, respectful one l and obedient ie.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which child is being considerate?
a) Neha, who turns the TV down for her sister
b) Sam, who takes the biggest slice first
c) Raj, who plays loud music at midnight
d) Tia, who leaves wrappers on the bench
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a) Neha, who turns the TV down for her sister
2. Your teacher says, 'That was very considerate of you.' What have you most likely done?
a) thought about someone else's needs
b) arrived at school very early
c) finished your work before everyone
d) answered a hard question correctly
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a) thought about someone else's needs
