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Spell Bee Word: digital


Basic Details

Word: Digital

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Using computers, the internet or electronic signals; also showing information as numbers on a screen.

Synonyms: electronic, computerised

Antonyms: analogue

How to Spell Digital

Syllables: dig - i - tal

Tricky part: The ending is al, not el or le. The g sounds like j but is still a g.

Watch out for: digitel, dijital, digitle

Memory tip: Digital things work with digits, the numbers 0 to 9. Write digit, then add al.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Grandpa finally swapped his old wristwatch for a digital one.

Example 2: Many shops in our market now take digital payments by scanning a QR code.

Example 3: We made a digital poster for the science fair on the school laptop.

Fun Fact

Digit also means a finger or toe. People first counted on their fingers, which is how the Latin digitus, finger, came to stand for a number too.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

digit____

a) il
b) ale
c) al
d) el

Show answer

c) al. Digit plus al gives digital.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: digital

a) electronic
b) online
c) analogue
d) computerised

Show answer

c) analogue. An analogue clock uses moving hands, while a digital one shows numbers.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) digital
b) keybord
c) elektronic
d) calculater

Show answer

a) digital. Electronic needs a c, calculator ends in or and keyboard has board in it; digital needs no change.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A digital clock shows the time with ____.

a) two moving hands
b) falling sand
c) numbers on a screen
d) a shadow

Show answer

c) numbers on a screen

2. Which item is digital?

a) a wooden ruler
b) an e-book on a tablet
c) a paper notebook
d) a clay pot

Show answer

b) an e-book on a tablet

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