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Spell Bee Word: Educate


What does educate mean?

Word: Educate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Educate means to help someone learn and understand things, usually at school.

Synonyms: train, instruct

How do you spell educate?

Syllables: ed - u - cate

Tricky part: After ed comes a plain u. Children write edicate, or hear a j sound and slip in a j (edjucate).

Watch out for: edicate, edjucate, edukate

Memory tip: Think of a teacher calling "Ed, you": say it fast and you hear the start of educate, e-d-u.

Educate in a sentence

Example 1: Schools educate children in reading, writing and maths.

Example 2: The poster helps educate people about saving electricity.

Example 3: Our science teacher likes to educate us with experiments.

Fun Fact

Educate comes from the Latin word educare, which meant to bring up or train a child.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

educate

a) ignore
b) praise
c) forget
d) teach

Show answer

d) teach. To educate someone is to teach them.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to form a word:

educ_t_

a) e, e
b) a, e
c) a, a
d) i, e

Show answer

b) a, e. An a comes before the t, and a silent e ends the word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tecudae

a) edutace
b) educaet
c) educate
d) educeta

Show answer

c) educate. Say the word slowly, ed-u-cate, and write each sound in turn.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) studant
b) lesson
c) educate
d) knowledge

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a) studant. Student ends in -ent; knowledge, educate and lesson are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would educate you about the stars?

a) a game of tag
b) a trip to the market
c) a visit to a planetarium
d) a ride on a swing

Show answer

c) a visit to a planetarium

2. What would best educate people about road safety?

a) a short film on crossing roads
b) a song about a bus ride
c) a race between two bikes
d) a poster of a new car

Show answer

a) a short film on crossing roads

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