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Spell Bee Word: excitable


Basic Details

Word: Excitable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Easily excited or upset; quick to become noisy, restless or nervous.

Synonyms: jumpy, restless, nervous

Antonyms: calm, placid, relaxed

How to Spell Excitable

Syllables: ex - cit - a - ble

Tricky part: The e at the end of excite disappears when able is added, and the c after the x is easy to leave out.

Watch out for: exitable, excitible, excitabel

Memory tip: Think of a balloon: excite loses its e like a balloon losing air, and able floats in to take its place.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our puppy is so excitable that it jumps on every visitor.

Example 2: The excitable crowd cheered before the match had even begun.

Example 3: My little cousin gets excitable when she eats too many sweets.

Fun Fact

Some dog breeds, such as the Jack Russell terrier, are known for being energetic and excitable, so they need long daily walks.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) dependible
b) excitable
c) regretible
d) unbeleivable

Show answer

b) excitable. Excitable is right as written; the other three have muddled either their endings or their vowels.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: excitable

a) placid
b) nervous
c) jumpy
d) restless

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a) placid. A placid person stays calm and is hard to stir up.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

excittable

a) c
b) b
c) t
d) a

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c) t. Excite has a single t, and it keeps that one t in excitable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An excitable child at a birthday party is likely to ____.

a) sit still for hours
b) read quietly
c) run around shouting
d) fall asleep early

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c) run around shouting

2. Excitable is made from the verb ____.

a) exceed
b) exit
c) exist
d) excite

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d) excite

Associated Words

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