What does intelligent mean?
Word: Intelligent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Intelligent means able to learn, understand and think quickly and well.
Synonyms: clever, bright, smart
Antonyms: dull
How do you spell intelligent?
Syllables: in - tel - li - gent
Tricky part: It has a double l in the middle. Inteligent, with one l, is the usual slip.
Watch out for: inteligent, intellegent, intelijent
Memory tip: Intelligent people can tell you the answer: in-TELL-igent has tell, with its double l, inside it.
Intelligent in a sentence
Example 1: Dolphins are intelligent animals that can learn tricks.
Example 2: Our new robot can answer questions; it seems quite intelligent.
Example 3: Anjali asked an intelligent question about the moon.
Fun Fact
New Caledonian crows are so intelligent that some have bent a straight piece of wire into a hook to pull food out of a tube.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: intelligent
a) foolish
b) wise
c) sharp
d) quick
Show answer
a) foolish. Foolish is the opposite; wise, sharp and quick all describe a good mind.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) intelligent
b) sensable
c) carefull
d) brillient
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a) intelligent. Sensible ends in ible, careful has one l and brilliant has an a, so only intelligent is correct here.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
in_ellig_nt
a) t, e
b) t, a
c) d, e
d) t, i
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a) t, e. A t comes after in, and the end is gent, as in gentle.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
genillitent
a) itnelligent
b) nitelligent
c) intelligent
d) intellgient
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c) intelligent. Find in at the front and tell inside, and the rest makes gent.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ravi solved the puzzle and explained every step. His teacher called it an intelligent answer. What did she mean?
a) It was copied from a book.
b) It was very long and slow.
c) It was loud and rather funny.
d) It showed careful, clear thinking.
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d) It showed careful, clear thinking.
2. Which person is acting intelligently?
a) Tina, who leaves half the paper blank
b) Kabir, who guesses every single answer
c) Meena, who checks her sums before handing in
d) Arun, who rushes through without reading
Show answer
c) Meena, who checks her sums before handing in
