What does consultative mean?
Word: Consultative
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Consultative means giving advice or views, without the power to make the final decision.
How do you spell consultative?
Syllables: con - sul - ta - tive
Tricky part: The ending is ative, as in talkative. Writers often shorten it to consultive or consulative.
Watch out for: consultive, consulative
Memory tip: Talkative and consultative both end in ative, and a consultative meeting is full of talk, so pair them in your mind.
Consultative in a sentence
Example 1: The new sports policy went through a long consultative process.
Example 2: Ms Rao prefers a consultative style and always asks the class first.
Example 3: The board has a consultative role only; the trustees decide.
Fun Fact
In India, each government ministry has a group of Members of Parliament who meet to discuss its plans, and these groups are officially called Consultative Committees.
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Word Makeup
Only one of these words takes the suffix ative to form an adjective. Choose it.
ative
a) discuss
b) chat
c) advise
d) consult
Show answer
d) consult. Consult with ative gives the adjective on this page; discussative, advisative and chatative are not words.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_ns_ltative
a) o, u
b) o, a
c) o, o
d) a, u
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a) o, u. The word opens with con, as in contest, and then sul with a u.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word consultative as used in the sentence:
The principal set up a consultative group of parents and teachers to plan the new timetable.
a) ruling
b) secret
c) temporary
d) advisory
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d) advisory. A consultative group gives advice, so it is an advisory group; a ruling body would make the decisions itself.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. committe 2. agenda 3. delegate 4. consultative
a) a person chosen to speak for others
b) a group of people chosen to plan or decide something
c) a list of things to be discussed at a meeting
d) giving advice without making the decision
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b) a group of people chosen to plan or decide something. The word for this group has a double m, a double t and a double e; the other three words are correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A consultative document is one that ____.
a) lists the prices of goods sold in shops
b) asks people for their views before a decision
c) gives the results of the yearly exams
d) announces a decision that has already been made
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b) asks people for their views before a decision
2. A consultative group of farmers can ____ the state's water plan.
a) pay for all of
b) suggest changes to
c) build the canals for
d) pass a law to cancel
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b) suggest changes to
