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Spell Bee Word: Equator


What does equator mean?

Word: Equator

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Equator means an imaginary line around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.

How do you spell equator?

Syllables: e - qua - tor

Tricky part: The ending sounds like ter but is spelt with an o.

Watch out for: equater, equaitor, ekwator

Memory tip: The o near the end of equator is round, like the globe the line circles.

Equator in a sentence

Example 1: Countries near the equator are hot for most of the year.

Example 2: Our globe has a red line marking the equator.

Example 3: Rainforests grow in a wide belt on both sides of the equator.

Fun Fact

The South American country Ecuador is named after the equator, which runs through it. Ecuador is the Spanish word for equator.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hemisphere
b) longitude
c) ecuator
d) latitude

Show answer

c) ecuator. The kw sound at the start of this word is spelt qu.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

equattor

a) q
b) t
c) o
d) u

Show answer

b) t. Only one t comes after the a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

_qu_tor

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

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a) e, a. The word opens with e, and a is the vowel of its middle syllable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these countries does the equator pass through?

a) Kenya
b) Japan
c) Egypt
d) India

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a) Kenya

2. What is the latitude of the equator?

a) 90 degrees
b) 45 degrees
c) 0 degrees
d) 180 degrees

Show answer

c) 0 degrees

Associated Words

Words that end in -ator: narrator, numerator, calculator, navigator, radiator, refrigerator

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