What does imitate mean?
Word: Imitate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Imitate means to do or say things in the same way as someone else, such as the way they talk, move or behave.
Synonyms: mimic
How do you spell imitate?
Syllables: im - i - tate
Tricky part: There is only one m and one t before the last a. A very common slip is doubling the m; some children also end the word with ait.
Watch out for: immitate, imitait, immatate
Memory tip: Imitate has just one m, like the one mouth you use when you imitate someone's voice.
Imitate in a sentence
Example 1: My baby brother tries to imitate everything I do.
Example 2: Can you imitate the sound of a cuckoo?
Example 3: In drama class we had to imitate a walking elephant.
Fun Fact
There is an old saying, 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.' It means that when people imitate you, they are showing that they admire you.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: imitate
a) create
b) ignore
c) copy
d) invent
Show answer
c) copy. To imitate someone is to copy them; inventing and creating mean making something new.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tatmiie
a) imtiate
b) mitiate
c) itimate
d) imitate
Show answer
d) imitate. Start with im, then i, and finish with tate.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our parrot Mithu can imetate the sound of the doorbell.
a) sound
b) parrot
c) doorbell
d) imetate
Show answer
d) imetate. After im comes an i, not an e: im-i-tate.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) pretend
b) follow
c) emitate
d) behave
Show answer
c) emitate. Imitate begins with an i, not an e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which child is imitating someone?
a) Raj, teaching a dance to his friend
b) Ali, making up a dance of his own
c) Jo, watching a dance show on TV
d) Tara, doing the same steps as her sister
Show answer
d) Tara, doing the same steps as her sister
2. Leela's necklace is imitation gold. What does that mean?
a) It is made to look like gold.
b) It is made of pure gold.
c) It is gold mixed with silver.
d) It is very old gold.
Show answer
a) It is made to look like gold.
