What does generate mean?
Word: Generate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Generate means to make or bring something into being, such as electricity, heat or new ideas.
Synonyms: create
How do you spell generate?
Syllables: gen - er - ate
Tricky part: The g at the start is soft and sounds like j, so some pupils begin the word with a j. It is a g, as in gem and germ.
Watch out for: jenerate, generat
Memory tip: Gentle giants generate ideas: all three begin with the same soft g that sounds like j.
Generate in a sentence
Example 1: Windmills on the hills of Tamil Nadu generate electricity for nearby towns.
Example 2: Our class held a short meeting to generate ideas for the science fair.
Example 3: Rubbing your hands together quickly will generate a little heat.
Fun Fact
A small dynamo rubbing against a bicycle wheel can generate enough electricity to light the lamp, turning the movement of the wheel into power.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandpa says the new solar panels on our roof genarate enough power to run the fan all day.
a) panels
b) genarate
c) solar
d) enough
Show answer
b) genarate. The middle beat of generate is the er heard in general and generous.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
generate
a) ra
b) ri
c) re
d) ree
Show answer
c) re. A lizard that grows back its lost tail is said to regenerate it.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
generate
a) collect
b) produce
c) destroy
d) borrow
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b) produce. A factory that produces cloth makes it, which is what generate means too.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) turbyne
b) mashine
c) generate
d) fewel
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c) generate. Fuel has no w, turbine has an i in its last part, and machine starts its second part with ch.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these generates heat?
a) a candle flame
b) a sheet of white paper
c) a tray of ice cubes
d) a glass of cold water
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a) a candle flame
2. If a song generates a lot of interest, people are ____.
a) keen to hear it
b) afraid to hear it
c) unable to hear it
d) tired of hearing it
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a) keen to hear it
