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Spell Bee Word: Devote


What does devote mean?

Word: Devote

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Devote means to give a lot of your time, love or effort to something or someone.

Synonyms: give, commit

How do you spell devote?

Syllables: de - vote

Tricky part: The word ends with a magic e, which makes the o say its name. Children often drop it (devot) or write oa (devoat).

Watch out for: devot, devoat, devoot

Memory tip: The e at the end of devote is silent but busy: it makes the o say its name, as in note and vote.

Devote in a sentence

Example 1: Mira likes to devote her Sunday mornings to painting birds.

Example 2: Doctors devote many years to their studies.

Example 3: Dada devotes an hour a day to his garden.

Fun Fact

Devotee, the word for someone devoted to a god, a cause or a hobby, has been used in English since the 1600s.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

devote

a) delay
b) waste
c) dedicate
d) refuse

Show answer

c) dedicate. Devote and dedicate both mean to give your time fully.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) devote
b) promoat
c) supose
d) explane

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a) devote. Promote needs o-t-e, suppose needs two p's and explain ends in ain; devote has no slip.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our school will divote one period a week to yoga and games.

a) school
b) divote
c) games
d) period

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b) divote. Devote starts with de, as in decide.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

devotte

a) v
b) t
c) d
d) o

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b) t. Vote, at the end of devote, has a single t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you devote an hour a day to music, you ____.

a) spend it practising music
b) spend it playing cricket
c) spend it doing homework
d) spend it watching TV

Show answer

a) spend it practising music

2. A devoted friend is ____.

a) rude
b) forgetful
c) loyal
d) unkind

Show answer

c) loyal

Associated Words

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