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Spell Bee Word: inquire


Basic Details

Word: Inquire

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To ask someone for information about something; to inquire into something is to look into it carefully.

Synonyms: ask, query, question, investigate

Antonyms: answer, reply

How to Spell Inquire

Syllables: in - quire

Tricky part: The q is always followed by u, and the ending is ire, as in fire. Students write inqire or inquier.

Watch out for: inqire, inquier, inquirre

Memory tip: Q never travels without u: in-qu-ire. Then finish with ire, the same letters that end fire and tire.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Dad called the hospital to inquire about Grandma's test results.

Example 2: The officer was asked to inquire into the missing files.

Example 3: Let me inquire whether the museum is open on Mondays.

Fun Fact

Many British writers use enquire for simply asking a question and inquire for a formal investigation, as in a public inquiry. Both spellings are correct.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letters to form a word:

inq__re

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

Show answer

c) u, i. The u comes straight after q, and then i begins the ending ire.

Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to inquire as used in the sentence:

The tourists stopped at a tea stall to inquire the way to the waterfall.

a) ask
b) complain
c) wait
d) pay

Show answer

a) ask. To inquire the way is to ask for it.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

The police came to our flat to iuqeirn about the missing bicycle.

a) inquire
b) require
c) acquire
d) inquiry

Show answer

a) inquire. Require and acquire do not start with in, and inquiry ends with a y; the letters make inquire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Inquire can also be correctly spelt ____.

a) enquier
b) enquire
c) inquirre
d) inquier

Show answer

b) enquire

2. If you inquire about a course, you ____.

a) ask for information about it
b) teach it
c) finish it
d) cancel it

Show answer

a) ask for information about it

Associated Words

hyperbolesuggestedamericaironforgot
adversaryseniorantecedentrememberelsewhere

Next steps

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