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Spell Bee Word: Detergent


What does detergent mean?

Word: Detergent

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Detergent means a soap powder or liquid used for washing clothes and dishes.

Synonyms: washing powder

How do you spell detergent?

Syllables: de - ter - gent

Tricky part: The j sound is spelt with g, and the word ends in ent, not ant.

Watch out for: ditergent, detergant, detergunt

Memory tip: The g in detergent says j because an e comes straight after it, just as in gem and gentle.

Detergent in a sentence

Example 1: Papa added detergent to the washing machine.

Example 2: Use a little detergent to clean the oily plates.

Example 3: The detergent made lots of bubbles in the bucket.

Fun Fact

The word detergent comes from a Latin word meaning to wipe away.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) detergent
b) detirgent
c) deetergent
d) deturgent

Show answer

a) detergent. Detergent has a plain e at the start and er in the middle.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Mum added dettergent to the bucket of clothes.

a) bucket
b) dettergent
c) clothes
d) added

Show answer

b) dettergent. Detergent has one t, straight after de.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gretendet

a) deetrgent
b) dteergent
c) detregent
d) detergent

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d) detergent. Begin with de and end with gent, the soft-g ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does detergent help to take out of clothes?

a) dirt and stains
b) buttons and zips
c) pockets and collars
d) labels and tags

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a) dirt and stains

2. Before washing, detergent is mixed with ____.

a) water
b) juice
c) milk
d) oil

Show answer

a) water

Associated Words

Words that end in -ent: current, garment, excitement, instrument, invent, argument

More words from this list

garage, iceberg, predict, sick, toe, addition, burger, deadlock

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