What does environmentalist mean?
Word: Environmentalist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Environmentalist means a person who works to protect the natural world, such as forests, rivers, wildlife and clean air.
How do you spell environmentalist?
Syllables: en - vi - ron - men - tal - ist
Tricky part: Pupils drop the n before ment and write enviromentalist, because that n is barely heard when the word is said quickly.
Watch out for: enviromentalist, enviornmentalist
Memory tip: Look for iron hiding near the start of the word: its n is the letter people forget.
Environmentalist in a sentence
Example 1: The environmentalist showed us how a single neem tree can shade a whole courtyard.
Example 2: Ananya wants to be an environmentalist and protect the mangroves of the Sundarbans.
Example 3: An environmentalist spoke at our assembly about turning off lights and fans when we leave a room.
Fun Fact
Sunderlal Bahuguna, one of India's best-known environmentalists, helped lead the Chipko movement, in which villagers hugged trees to stop them being cut down.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
_nvironment_list
a) e, e
b) a, e
c) i, a
d) e, a
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d) e, a. The word begins like enter, and the word mental sits inside it.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our class invited an environmentalest to talk about saving water during the dry months.
a) months
b) environmentalest
c) invited
d) saving
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b) environmentalest. Like artist and tourist, this word for a person ends in ist.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
environmentalist
a) economist
b) industrialist
c) conservationist
d) journalist
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c) conservationist. A conservationist works to protect plants, animals and wild places.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) recycleing
b) volenteer
c) polution
d) environmentalist
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d) environmentalist. Volunteer has a u after the l, pollution has a double l, and recycling drops the e of recycle.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would an environmentalist most likely do on World Environment Day?
a) sell paper kites
b) plant trees along the road
c) paint a new shop sign
d) design a racing car
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b) plant trees along the road
2. An environmentalist would be most worried about ____.
a) a broken pencil sharpener
b) a noisy school bell
c) a late train timetable
d) a river full of plastic
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d) a river full of plastic
