What does exploit mean?
Word: Exploit
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Exploit means to make full use of something, such as a chance or a natural resource, so that you get a good result from it.
Antonyms: waste
How do you spell exploit?
Syllables: ex - ploit
Tricky part: The vowel sound in the second syllable is spelt oi, as in point. Pupils sometimes write exployt or explot.
Watch out for: exployt, explot
Memory tip: Boil, coil and exploit all share the same oi spelling for that sound.
Exploit in a sentence
Example 1: The village plans to exploit its sunny weather by fitting solar panels on every roof.
Example 2: Good players exploit every gap in the other team's defence.
Example 3: Chloe exploited the extra ten minutes in the exam to check every answer.
Fun Fact
Exploit came into English from Old French in the Middle Ages, when it meant success or progress.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
expploit
a) l
b) p
c) t
d) x
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b) p. The x is followed straight away by a single p.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tolipxe
a) explore
b) explode
c) exploit
d) explain
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c) exploit. Explore, explode and explain each need a letter that the jumble does not have.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
exploit
a) overlook
b) scatter
c) harness
d) neglect
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c) harness. To harness the sun's energy is to put it to full use.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) acheive
b) abandon
c) survive
d) exploit
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a) acheive. Achieve follows the i before e pattern.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In 'the exploits of the mountaineers', the word exploits refers to their ____.
a) heavy bags
b) daily meals
c) daring adventures
d) family names
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c) daring adventures
2. Which is the best example of a town exploiting its natural resources?
a) painting its buses bright green
b) moving its market to the north
c) closing its parks on Sundays
d) using its waterfall to make electricity
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d) using its waterfall to make electricity
