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Spell Bee Word: Decorate


What does decorate mean?

Word: Decorate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Decorate means to make something look pretty by adding things such as flowers, lights or colours.

Synonyms: beautify

How do you spell decorate?

Syllables: dec - o - rate

Tricky part: The vowel in the middle of decorate is o. Children often put a or e there instead.

Watch out for: decarate, decerate

Memory tip: Picture a round garland hung in the middle of the word: that round shape is the o.

Decorate in a sentence

Example 1: We decorate our home with diyas at Diwali.

Example 2: Let us decorate the cake with strawberries.

Example 3: The class decorated the board with paper stars.

Fun Fact

Rangoli patterns made with coloured powder at the doorway are a very old way of decorating homes in India.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) decorate
b) decoratte
c) decorrate
d) dicorate

Show answer

a) decorate. Decorate has one r, one t and an e after the d.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ocetrade

a) decoarte
b) decroate
c) dercoate
d) decorate

Show answer

d) decorate. Only one choice spells the word for making things look pretty.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

decoreate

a) t
b) r
c) e
d) c

Show answer

c) e. There is no e between the r and the a in decorate.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

de_orate

a) s
b) c
c) k
d) g

Show answer

b) c. Decorate has a c after de, as decide does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would you use to decorate a birthday cake?

a) water
b) salt
c) flour
d) icing

Show answer

d) icing

2. Find the decoration:

a) a school bag
b) a water bottle
c) a paper lantern
d) a lunch box

Show answer

c) a paper lantern

Associated Words

inspecthotelgreenoriginbattery
pumpkingrapeparentfactorylake

More words from this list

flower, iron, niece, reveal, sparrow, violet, award, capital

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