Basic Details
Word: Inserted
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Put something into something else, or added something into a piece of writing. It is the past tense of insert.
Synonyms: put in, slotted, added, introduced
Antonyms: removed, extracted, withdrew
How to Spell Inserted
Syllables: in - sert - ed
Tricky part: The middle is ser, not sur or cer, even though it is said with an ur sound. The t is not doubled before ed.
Watch out for: insurted, incerted, insertted
Memory tip: What you insert goes in, so the word starts with in. The rest is sert, the same sound as the start of certain but spelt with the s of slot, and then a plain ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Kabir inserted a fresh battery into the wall clock.
Example 2: The teacher inserted a missing comma into my sentence.
Example 3: I inserted the key, but the old lock would not turn.
Fun Fact
Newspapers carry inserts, the loose advertising sheets that fall out when you open the paper. The word for them is simply the noun form of insert.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to inserted as used in the sentence:
The nurse carefully inserted the thermometer under the patient's tongue.
a) fitted
b) removed
c) pushed
d) placed
Show answer
b) removed. Placed, fitted and pushed all describe putting something in, but removed means taking it out.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The librarian carefully incerted a bookmark between the pages before placing the heavy dictionary back on the top shelf.
a) dictionary
b) librarian
c) bookmark
d) incerted
Show answer
d) incerted. Insert begins with ins; the s sound here is never written with a c.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Please tesrinde the coin into the slot and press the green button.
a) intended
b) insisted
c) inserted
d) inverted
Show answer
c) inserted. Insisted needs two s's, intended has no r and inverted needs a v, so the jumble gives inserted.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When you insert a card into an ATM, you ____.
a) fold it in half
b) throw it in the bin
c) take it out of the machine
d) put it into the machine
Show answer
d) put it into the machine
2. Which object is usually inserted into a lock?
a) a ladder
b) a pillow
c) a spoon
d) a key
Show answer
d) a key
