Basic Details
Word: Inspector
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An official whose job is to check that rules are followed or that work is done properly; also a police officer of a certain rank.
Synonyms: examiner, checker, investigator, supervisor
How to Spell Inspector
Syllables: in - spec - tor
Tricky part: It ends in or, not er: inspecter is the usual slip. The middle is spec with a c, not k.
Watch out for: inspecter, inspektor, inspecktor
Memory tip: An inspector inspects, and the person who does it takes or. Doctor, actor and inspector all belong to that or club.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The school inspector sat at the back of our class for an hour.
Example 2: A police inspector arrived to question the shopkeeper.
Example 3: The health inspector closed the restaurant until the kitchen was cleaned.
Fun Fact
In the Indian police, an inspector wears three stars on each shoulder and is often the officer in charge of a police station.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Only one of these words takes the suffix or to name the person who does it. Choose it:
or
a) inspect
b) teach
c) farm
d) write
Show answer
a) inspect. Inspect + or gives inspector; teach, write and farm all take er.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to inspector as used in the sentence:
The ticket inspector at Agra station asked to see every passenger's ticket.
a) porter
b) driver
c) cleaner
d) examiner
Show answer
d) examiner. On Indian trains a ticket inspector is also called a ticket examiner, the TTE.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The rsptiecno from the electricity board checked every meter in our building.
a) inspection
b) prospector
c) spectator
d) inspector
Show answer
d) inspector. Inspection has no r, spectator needs an a and prospector needs two o's; the letters make inspector.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would a school inspector do?
a) Cook the midday meal
b) Sell school uniforms
c) Check how lessons are taught
d) Drive the school bus
Show answer
c) Check how lessons are taught
2. Inspector is to inspect as editor is to ____.
a) edited
b) edit
c) edition
d) editing
Show answer
b) edit
