Basic Details
Word: Geometric
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Made of regular lines and shapes such as squares, triangles and circles, or to do with the branch of maths called geometry.
Synonyms: geometrical
Antonyms: irregular
How to Spell Geometric
Syllables: ge - o - met - ric
Tricky part: After the g comes e-o, two vowels side by side, and students often write only one of them or change the o to an a. The word ends in ric with a plain c, not rick.
Watch out for: geomatric, jeometric, geometrick
Memory tip: Split it into two words you already know: geo, as in geography, and metric, as in the metric system. Geo + metric, with nothing added in between.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Grandma's quilt is covered in a geometric pattern of tiny blue triangles.
Example 2: The gardens of the Taj Mahal are laid out in a geometric plan of four equal parts.
Example 3: For the art exam we had to draw a geometric design using only a ruler and a compass.
Fun Fact
The kolam drawn at doorways in Tamil Nadu is often built on a grid of dots, with lines looping around them to make geometric designs that can be copied exactly.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. paralel 2. geometric 3. diagonel 4. symetrical
a) having two halves that match each other exactly
b) made of regular lines and shapes
c) always the same distance apart and never meeting
d) a straight line joining opposite corners
Show answer
b) made of regular lines and shapes. Geometric is the only word here written correctly; symmetrical needs two m's, parallel a double l in the middle, and diagonal ends in al.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
ge_metr_c
a) o, i
b) a, i
c) e, i
d) o, e
Show answer
a) o, i. Say geo before metric and you hear the o; metric itself ends in ic.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The hotel lobby has a bold ctrimgoee floor of black and white tiles.
a) geometric
b) geocentric
c) eccentric
d) egocentric
Show answer
a) geometric. Geocentric and egocentric need an n, and eccentric needs an n and three c's; the m among these letters belongs to geometric.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which shape below is geometric?
a) a hexagon
b) a puddle
c) a footprint
d) a cloud
Show answer
a) a hexagon
2. A geometric pattern is made mostly of ____.
a) regular lines and shapes
b) photos of people
c) words written in a circle
d) random splashes of paint
Show answer
a) regular lines and shapes
