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Spell Bee Word: ignore


Basic Details

Word: Ignore

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To pay no attention to something or someone, often on purpose.

Synonyms: disregard, overlook, neglect

Antonyms: notice, heed, obey

How to Spell Ignore

Syllables: ig - nore

Tricky part: The word ends in ore with a final e. Ignor and ingore are typical slips.

Watch out for: ignor, ingore, egnore

Memory tip: Ignore ends in ore like more and before: I will not ignore you any more.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Please do not ignore the doctor's advice.

Example 2: He ignored the phone and carried on reading.

Example 3: We cannot ignore the litter on our beaches.

Fun Fact

Ignore is related to ignorant; both come from the Latin ignorare, meaning not to know.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: ignore

a) disregard
b) overlook
c) neglect
d) notice

Show answer

d) notice. To notice something is to pay attention to it; the other three all mean to ignore.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dhruv tried to ignor his little sister when she kept humming the same song.

a) ignor
b) sister
c) humming
d) song

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a) ignor. Ignore needs the final e after r.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ignore
b) tommorrow
c) untill
d) arguement

Show answer

a) ignore. Until has one l, argument drops the e of argue, and tomorrow has one m and two r's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you ignore a message, you ____.

a) do not reply or pay attention to it
b) read it aloud
c) reply at once
d) save it carefully

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a) do not reply or pay attention to it

2. Which word is related to ignore?

a) ignition
b) ignite
c) signal
d) ignorant

Show answer

d) ignorant

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Next steps

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