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Spell Bee Word: contaminate


Basic Details

Word: Contaminate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make something dirty, impure or unsafe by adding something harmful, like germs or chemicals.

Synonyms: pollute, poison, dirty

Antonyms: purify, clean

How to Spell Contaminate

Syllables: con - tam - i - nate

Tricky part: There is only one m, and the vowel after it is i: tam-i-nate. Students often double the m or write e.

Watch out for: contamminate, contamenate, contaminat

Memory tip: Break it into four beats and spell each one: con, tam, i, nate. The i stands alone like a single drop of dirt.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Waste from the factory can contaminate the river.

Example 2: Do not let raw chicken contaminate the salad on the board.

Example 3: The well was contaminated after the flood, so we boiled our water.

Fun Fact

Boiling water for about a minute kills most germs in it, but boiling does not remove harmful chemicals that may contaminate it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

contaminate

a) spoil
b) purify
c) pollute
d) poison

Show answer

b) purify. To purify is to make clean again, the opposite of contaminate.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

contamminate

a) a
b) m
c) n
d) t

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b) m. Tam has just one m.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

manicontate

a) coordinate
b) consummate
c) contaminate
d) contemplate

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c) contaminate. Two a's, two n's and two t's with one m fit only contaminate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action can contaminate drinking water?

a) boiling it
b) covering the pot
c) throwing rubbish into a lake
d) filtering it

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c) throwing rubbish into a lake

2. Food that is contaminated is ____.

a) freshly made
b) extra tasty
c) very sweet
d) unsafe to eat

Show answer

d) unsafe to eat

Associated Words

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