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Spell Bee Word: Incorrect


What does incorrect mean?

Word: Incorrect

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Incorrect means not right; wrong or containing a mistake.

Synonyms: wrong, mistaken, inaccurate

Antonyms: correct, right

How do you spell incorrect?

Syllables: in - cor - rect

Tricky part: There is a double r in the middle, and it stays when the prefix is added.

Watch out for: inncorrect, incorrekt, encorrect

Memory tip: Two r's run side by side in the middle, like two runners in a relay race.

Incorrect in a sentence

Example 1: The address on the parcel was incorrect, so it came back to us.

Example 2: Our teacher circled the incorrect spellings in red.

Example 3: The clock in the hall shows the incorrect time.

Fun Fact

Correct comes from the Latin corrigere, meaning to make straight or put right.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

incorrect

a) careless
b) accurate
c) false
d) unclear

Show answer

b) accurate. An accurate answer is right in every detail, unlike an incorrect one.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

correct

a) un
b) im
c) in
d) dis

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c) in. Correct takes in to make its opposite.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

inc_rr_ct

a) o, i
b) u, e
c) o, e
d) a, e

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c) o, e. The vowels are o and then e, as in correct.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) answer
b) grammer
c) incorrect
d) question

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b) grammer. Grammar ends in ar, not er.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement is incorrect?

a) A week has seven days.
b) The sun rises in the west.
c) Spiders have eight legs.
d) Ice is frozen water.

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b) The sun rises in the west.

2. Which sum is incorrect?

a) 7 + 5 = 13
b) 9 + 3 = 12
c) 6 + 4 = 10
d) 8 + 8 = 16

Show answer

a) 7 + 5 = 13

Associated Words

Words that end in -ect: expect, reject, disrespect, disconnect, detect, imperfect

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: wrong, mistaken

More words from this list

midway, preparation, seminar, tradition, afterwards, canyon, depend, expensive

Next steps

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