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Spell Bee Word: Detect


What does detect mean?

Word: Detect

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Detect means to find or discover something that is hard to see, hear or smell.

Synonyms: spot, discover, find

Antonyms: miss, overlook

How do you spell detect?

Syllables: de - tect

Tricky part: The word ends in ct. Children leave out the c (detet) or use a k (detekt).

Watch out for: detekt, detec

Memory tip: A detective's job is to detect. Write detect and add ive and you get detective; the first six letters never change.

Detect in a sentence

Example 1: A smoke alarm can detect smoke very quickly.

Example 2: Could you detect the smell of burning toast?

Example 3: The doctor used an X-ray to detect the broken bone.

Fun Fact

Dogs can detect some smells at levels far too faint for people, which is why they are used to sniff bags at airports and to find people in mountain rescues.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

detect

a) notice
b) forget
c) drop
d) hide

Show answer

a) notice. To detect something is to notice it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) signal
b) whistle
c) ditect
d) camera

Show answer

c) ditect. Detect begins with de, like detective.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcteed

a) detect
b) etdect
c) dteect
d) tedect

Show answer

a) detect. De opens the word, and c-t closes it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

dettect

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

Show answer

c) t. Only one t comes between the two e's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A thermometer helps a doctor detect ____.

a) a fever
b) a toothache
c) a sore eye
d) a cut finger

Show answer

a) a fever

2. Which sense would you use to detect a song playing in the next room?

a) hearing
b) smell
c) taste
d) touch

Show answer

a) hearing

Associated Words

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